Zweckel

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Zweckel
City of Gladbeck
Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 20 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 50 ″  E
Residents : 13,493  (Jun 30, 2013)
Postal code : 45966
Area code : 02043
View from the Beethovenstrasse bridge towards the Herz-Jesu-Kirche, center Zweckel
View from the Beethovenstrasse bridge towards the Herz-Jesu-Kirche, center Zweckel

Zweckel is a district in the north of the city ​​of Gladbeck in the Recklinghausen district .

historical development

The name of the settlement [sueclo] was first mentioned in the 12th century. The later so-called Abdinghof in the eastern part of Zweckel belonged to the Deutz Abbey since the 11th century with the church of St. Lamberti (Gladbeck) in the city center. In 1660 there were more than 30 farms in Zweckel (Schwicheler Burschaff). The Schulte Zu Schwichel farm was associated with the place name. He belonged to the vicarie of St. Lamberti Church in the center of Gladbeck. The farms in Zweckel were particularly owned by Haus Brabeck, Reichsstift Essen, Kanonissen in Essen, Vicarie St. Lamberti, Wersabe, Haus Beck and Parish St. Lamberti. Numerous farms belonged to the Oberhof Ringeldorf in Essen, which was south of the Gladbeck village and apparently existed as early as the 9th century. Until 1910, Zweckel was a typical settlement with farms. Only the mining with the Zweckel mine, which was initially called Potsdam, changed this picture.

The construction of our own Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus after the immigration of many working-class families did not begin until shortly before the start of the First World War in 1912. The inauguration took place on May 27, 1914. The church is built in the Bergisch Baroque style. The community was founded in 1916 during the First World War (1914-1918). The Sacred Heart Church was destroyed by an air mine on June 21, 1944 and rebuilt after the war. The best-known pastor was Heinrich Krekeler from 1966 until his death on August 31, 2002. The three-manual organ of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche (purchased from Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen in 2008 with 45 registers) is one of the most outstanding instruments in Gladbeck churches, which is played several times a year public, extremely attractive organ concerts are presented. It is very popular with well-known organists in the region. Not only citizens of Zweckel take part in the concerts, but also lovers of church music from neighboring cities.

The Hermann School at Schulstrasse 11 in the north of Zweckel was a Catholic elementary school after it was built in 1905. In 1939 it was converted into a "German school" by the National Socialists. The rector was a member of the SS. The community school was renamed the Hermann Löns School. In 1939 the rooms were taken over by the Wehrmacht. In July 1943, all Gladbeck schools were closed because of the air raids. The well-known Gladbeck local history researcher Theodor Holländer taught at the Hermann School. The school became a Catholic elementary school again in 1945. Classes took place in it from 1945 to June 27, 2015. Well-known school principals were Josef Pollmüller (1954–1966), Ernst Tewes (1966 to 1982) and his successor Hedwig Stratmann.

In 1908, the Zweckel hard coal mine was established in Zweckel through a merger. The residents of Zweckel found many specialized jobs in mining even before the First World War. In 1913 before the First World War, the Zweckel colliery produced 97,731 tons of coal by 2,897 workers. In 1920 it produced 310,937 tons of coal with 5,233 workers. The first apartments for the miners were built from 1911. (Colony Zweckel). They were created in the west of the new mine. They were houses for two or four families. By 1914, around 570 apartments had been completed. The oldest houses were on Beethoven-, Richard-Wagner- and Serlostraße, as well as on Handel, Söller-, Weber-, Mozart-, Krug- and Arenbergstraße. During the Second World War, the districts of Zweckel and Schultendorf were not only shaped by everyday life in the collieries and the miners. Allied air raids were directed from spring 1943 to March 1945 against Phenol-Chemie and the Scholven hydrogenation plant. The population was particularly hard hit.

The Zweckel district of the city of Gladbeck revitalized its image after 1945, especially through numerous shops with retailers. The center of Zweckel at the new roundabout is visually accentuated by the savings bank center with additional medical practices and the twin towers of the Herz-Kirche-Kirche (viewing direction here is the photo provided). The green area in front of the church expands the space and pleasantly loosens the image of nature. In the last ten years, the building fabric of the houses from the turn of the century has been replaced or supplemented with the luck of the town. The Deutsche Bahn AG stop in the center of Zweckel is ideal. From this stopping point, cities like Dortmund in 60 minutes, Bochum in 50 minutes, Oberhausen in 30 minutes, Essen in 30 minutes, Gelsenkirchen in 20 minutes, Dorsten in 15 minutes and Borken in 40 minutes can be easily reached.

In the machine hall of the former Zweckel colliery built in 1909, regionally highly interesting events are offered throughout the year. The Zweckel colliery funded until 1963 and its center, the machine hall, was placed under protection as an industrial monument in 1988. Parts of the Gladbeck population derive their identity from their ancestors in mining and therefore like to look to Zweckel. Located at the roundabout, Kardinal-Franz-Hengsbach-Platz, the first bishop of Essen to see the cross over coal and steel, symbolically connects Gladbeck's history in Zweckel from its Christian origins to the working world of the 20th century.

location

The Zweckel district is in the north of Gladbeck in the Recklinghausen district .

The northern district of Zweckel borders on the following cities, towns and districts:

  • in the north-west at Feldhausen and Kirchhellen (both Bottrop )
  • in the east at Scholven ( Gelsenkirchen )
  • in the south to the district of Schultendorf and the district of Mitte (district Mitte II)
  • in the west to the Rentfort district (Rentfort-Nord district)

Infrastructure

traffic

In the district is the Gladbeck-Zweckel train station , which allows train connections to northern Dorsten and beyond Dorsten to Borken . Towards the south, the train connections branch out into one route in the direction of Westbahnhof , Bottrop and Essen or Oberhausen , and another route in the direction of Ostbahnhof , Wanne-Eickel , Herne and Dortmund .

The bus routes of the Vestische trams 254 (every 30 minutes) and 257 (every 20 minutes) connect Zweckel with Schultendorf , Rentfort and the city ​​center .

Local supply

There are three small local supply centers in the district area.

Zweckeler Markt, Tunnelstrasse:

Zweckel Mitte, Feldhauser Strasse and Beethovenstrasse (to the corner of Gluckstrasse)

Beethovenstrasse / Händelstrasse

population

10,978 people live in Zweckel (as of June 30, 2018) .

By age, in part

0-3 years 270 6-10 years 365 10-18 years 783 27-50 years 3091 50-65 years 2801 65-80 years 1700

Free welfare

  • Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) City Association Gladbeck. With 1,272 members in 4 local associations, the Gladbeck AWO is the city association with the largest number of members in the Recklinghausen district.
  • The voluntary city association is with its 3 large meeting places in Brauck, Rentfort and Zweckel.

Churches

There are three parishes in Zweckel.

Education and youth work

Kindergartens:

  • AWO Kindergarten Brahmsstrasse
  • Evangelical kindergarten Eden
  • Evangelical kindergarten St. Stephani
  • Catholic day care center Herz Jesu
  • Urban nature kindergarten Frochtwinkel

Primary schools:

  • Hermann School (closed at the end of the 2014/2015 school year)
  • Pestalozzi School

Special schools:

  • Roßheideschule (formerly Willy Brandt School and Froebel School)
  • Jordan-Mai-Schule (sponsored by the Diocese of Essen)

Youth meetings:

  • Protestant children and youth meeting open door-Zweckel

literature

  • Ludwig Bette: The history of church building and the foundation of the parish (Schultendorf). In: Festschrift for the parish survey, 25th anniversary. Gladbeck approx. 1952. [City archive]
  • Wolfgang Hinz: The change in the social structure during the transition from the agricultural to the industrial form of existence illustrated using the example of the vestic community of Gladbeck. Dissertation . University of Cologne, 1961.
  • Tatjana Louis / Axel Scheibe, reader Zweckel mining history from Gladbeck , Dortmund 2001, ISBN 3-935783-02-7 .
  • Hedwig Stratmann, Hermannschule in Zweckel - 80 years -, in: Gladbeck Unser Stadt, 13th year 1985, booklet, 1, pp. 43–45.
  • Ludger Tewes : Middle Ages on the Lippe and Ruhr. 2nd Edition. Reimar Hobbing Publishing House, Essen 1988, ISBN 3-920460-40-5 .
  • Paul Derks: The settlement names of the city of Gladbeck. Linguistic and historical research. 1st edition. City of Gladbeck, Gladbeck 2009, ISBN 978-3-923815-47-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Statistical Office (ed.), Historical Community Directory, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, p. 311, ISBN 3-17-003263-1
  2. ↑ Katrin Bürgel / Ludger Tewes, "See you again, dear mother." War culture and experience in the Westphalian office of Gladbeck 1914-1918, Essen 2016, ISBN 978-3-8375-1579-4 .
  3. ↑ Extensive article in the Ruhrnachrichten from Saturday, April 1, 1978, describing the air raids in March 1945.
  4. ↑ Ludger Tewes: Youth in War. From air force helpers and soldiers. Reimar Hobbing Verlag, Essen 1989, ISBN 3-920460-49-9 , pp. 83-111.
  5. ↑ Johannes Boden, Gladbeck in Westphalia 1939-1945, Fateful Years of a City 1939-1954, Recklinghausen 1954, pp. 70–77.
  6. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Gladbeck with an overview of the city districts, p. 3. As of June 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Gladbeck, as of June 30, 2018, p. 5, p. 7
  8. ↑ a b Social Office of the City of Gladbeck, 2014.
  9. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Gladbeck with an overview of the city districts, as of June 30, 2013.
  10. ^ Education authority of the city of Gladbeck, 2014.