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City of Zuelpich
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 28 "  N , 6 ° 44 ′ 23"  E
Height : 144 m
Area : 16.14 km²
Residents : 966  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 60 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 53909
Area code : 02251
Main thoroughfare

Wichterich is a district of Zülpich in the district of Euskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia . Theo Schwellnuss is the mayor for Wichterich and Mülheim .

location

Wichterich is located in the Zülpicher Börde east of Zülpich. Wichterich and Mülheim merge. The state road 162 leads through the village, the state road 161 leads past the place. At the site the Bleibach flows into the Rotbach , which continues to the Erft .

history

Wichterich is one of the oldest communities in the Voreifel. Until the local reorganization, Wichterich was an independent municipality . On July 1, 1969, the place was incorporated into Zülpich .

The Franconian Victoriacum became Victorich and then today's Wichterich . This name appears for the first time in a document from the year 1203.

Wichterich formed a judicial district of Dingstuhl in the Electoral Cologne Office of Lechenich , to which, in addition to Wichterich, Mülheim and Niederelvenich, belonged.

church

The parish church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. Sebastianus consecrated. A church was mentioned as early as 866. It was certainly rebuilt several times. Today's building is essentially to be assigned to the middle of the 12th century. The church originally consists of a three-aisled complex in quarry stone masonry with a strong western tower in front. The font also dates from the 12th century . The baptismal font was created by Jakob Riffeler in 1963 .

Others

Web links

Commons : Wichterich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures as of December 31, 2018
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 88 .