Witterschlick

Witterschlick municipality Alfter Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 30 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 21 ″  E
Height :	136 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.06 km²
Residents :	6129  (Sep 26, 2016)
Population density :	609 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st August 1969
Postal code :	53347
Area code :	0228
Catholic Church of St. Lambertus

Witterschlick is the second largest district of the municipality of Alfter in the North Rhine-Westphalian Rhein-Sieg district . The place has around 6000 inhabitants and is located in the southern part of the municipality.

geography

Witterschlick is located in the immediate vicinity of the city of Bonn at the southern end of the foothills between the villages of Volmershoven , Buschhoven , Nettekoven and the Bonn-Hardtberg district on a small stream called Hardtbach .

The place borders on the nature reserve Kottenforst and the foothills with its typical agriculture .

Witterschlick was industrialized after clay mineral deposits were discovered in the area: by chance the Braun brothers came across valuable blue clay in 1880 . A large industrial company, the Servais-Werke (part of Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG ), a manufacturer of ceramic covering materials (especially tiles), has dominated the town since 1890 .

Witterschlick is a popular place to live due to its still rural character and its close proximity to the city of Bonn. In the village there is a library, three kindergartens / day-care centers, a primary school, a special school for educational assistance, a few shops and numerous associations.

The highest elevation of the place and the entire municipality of Alfter is near the Dickbaumskreuz ( ⊙ ) at 174.5  m above sea level. NHN .

history

The name Witterschlick was first mentioned in a document in 965. Eberhard von Claer (1886) explains the origin of the name Witterschlick ("Wintirslikke"): The name is composed of Wintirs and likke, lick = to flow, so it indicates a flowing body of water. The place would have got its name from the stream (Hardtbach) flowing past Witterschlick. The stream flows northwards into the depths, so it is exposed to the north winds. Wintirs means winter cold; Wintirslikke so "Winterbach".

Other authors (Maaßen 1886; Bursch 1984) attribute the name to "white silt" (white clay), clay is mined in Witterschlick. This interpretation is very questionable, however, since “white” on flat means “wieß” and “clay” was called “Uhl” in the region - see also “Uhlgasse” in Lengsdorf, ie “Töpfergasse”.

Witterschlick belonged to the Duisdorf office until July 31, 1969 . On August 1, 1969, Witterschlick together with the villages of Alfter, Oedekoven, Impekoven and Gielsdorf formed the new municipality of Alfter.

traffic

Alfter-Witterschlick station

Witterschlick is connected to the road network via a road that leads to federal highway 56 .

With the Alfter-Witterschlick train station, the place has a connection to the Voreifelbahn (S 23). There are two bus routes (800 and 812) in Witterschlick. There are connections to Bonn , Euskirchen , Rheinbach , Meckenheim , Bad Münstereifel and their suburbs. The main station of Bonn can be reached by Voreifelbahn within fourteen minutes.

Culture

The cultural life in Witterschlick is reflected in the many local associations. There are several carnival clubs such as B. the KV Tonmöhne and KG Alpenrose, for music enthusiasts there is the Tambourcorps Edelweiß Witterschlick and the men's choir "Rheingold". There are also football, tennis, table tennis clubs and much more. The Jesus Christ Choir of the Evangelical Church Community at Kottenforst is part of cultural life and has music from Renaissance to Romanticism as well as contemporary works in its repertoire.

Personalities

• Andreas Pinkwart , politician (FDP) and economist, Minister of Economics of North Rhine-Westphalia, lives in Witterschlick

Web links

Commons : Witterschlick  - Collection of Images

• Nature reserve "Kottenforst" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Nature reserve "Tongrube Witterschlick" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Alfter community

Individual evidence

1. ^ Community structure. Alfter community, September 26, 2016, accessed October 1, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, DNB  107824388 , p. 82 .