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Wlfrath Wlfrath is a North-Rhine-Westphalian (Germany) city in the central part of Berg - about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf. Geography The city is near the Ausläufern in Berg between the Rhine, Ruhr and Wupper. The old local centre lies in a small valley, which of a river named Anger flows through the town. At the slopes of the valley the newer town is founded. The town has nine schools and 7 churches. It is also a mining town. History Wlfrath was one the first Rodungssiedlungen in the large early Medieval Reichforst. The boundaries became in deed of a donation from the Kaiser Heinrichs IV on October 16 1105 with the rivers of the Rhine, Ruhr and Düssel (Tussella) limited. The eastern boundary was the old road named Klnischen Strae (strata colonensis). This continued up to the Werdener Ruhr bridge over Velbert and Wülfrath along the Düssel towards Cologne. The village Wülfrath in the 11th century became as Wolverothe (Rodung of the Ansiedlers namensd wolf) for the first time written in one pergament , theStiftes Kaiserswerth. On the basis of legend around settlers Wolf, in the place of the today's city center at that time, a plentiful of existing forest, discharged by its kinship was established there until approximately leaves themselves 713 ] back to pursue in 713. At tat time, the first building of churches (a small, earlymedieval church with rectanglular choir) in the place of the today's church square must have taken place. There stands a church since the 11th century, in the 15th Century, the Gothic architecture was added. These houses today still exist others to the largest part in the original state and stand under monumental protection, were again developed. Each of these houses had (and has also today still) beside the house a name: ' Auf'm Keller (1678), Hamels (1678), Melanders (1678), Op der Ley (about 1600 - developed 1911), Auf'm Haus (1678), Groer Klaus (1686 - rebuilt 1964), Kleiner Klaus (1678), Scholle (1678), Hinter'm Turm (1678), Jostenhaus (about 1738 build), Hechtsteinhaus (1678), Op de Trapp (1678) and Leonhards (rebuilt 1955). In 875 the Hohnschaft was mentioned for the first time in documentary and today's quarters of Flandersbach (Flatmarasbeki = the brook, at which Flattmar was established) and Rützkausen (Hrotsteninghuson = with the houses of the kinship of the Hrotsen). In 1050, the catholic church was built in Düssel (Dussela), and Bauerngut Hammerstein appeared for the first time in a document. Around the year 1100 it changed its name to Wülfrath (Wolverothe). In the year 1265, the city was testified on the basis the tax and interest registers. The property Püttbach in the Wülfrather of the same name of the high shank was in the year 1392 in the possession of the Teutonic Knights. It became tone of the highest, in which annually also was held at the yard court. In 1578, the village had a major fire, which put the settlement in ashes. In order to help the heavily damaged inhabitants, the prince, duke Johann Wilhelm IV. von Jlich-Kleve-Berg issued in 1579 one Marktbrief which its Dorff and Kirspel Wulfrod of four free fairs. But this fire was forgotten, the village exactly a hundred years later was under a major fire again and devastated hardly. The entire local centre over 70 houses was also transformed into a rubble field. Also the wars left their traces in Wuelfrath. 1805 prepared Napoleon made the Bavarian government of the duchy of Berg went an end and took over the old duchy. Only one year later it created a new state and transferred this its brother-in-law Joachim Murat, who was allowed to call himself Grand Duke von Berg. From the six Hohnschaften hereditaries, Püttbach, Flandersbach, Rützkausen, upper and Unterdüssel the ruler? (Mairie) was formed for Wuelfrath. In the year 1808 Napoleon transferred the Grand Duchy. In 1813, Wül;frath was liberated and became part of the newly formed Rhine province of Prussia. Wülfrath 1827 was appointed by regulation as the agency in Stdteordnung fr die Rheinprovinz (The conditions of the cities ). In 1856, the city received full municipal rights by the award Stdteordnung fr die Rheinprovinz (lit. City order for the Rhine province). The local reorganisation of 1975 gave a large area and a population loss of the city. The number of inhabitants dropped below 5,000. Parts of Oberen Flandersbach joined Velbert, parts of Dsseler Hhe, Hahnenfurth Dornap to Wuppertal. In 2001, a part of the historical old part of town became again a robbery of the flames. At the night to 21 January a fire broke out in the core of the old part of town, which three old houses fell victim. Houses that were destroyed by the fire had to be torn down and new modern-style buildings were replaced. Coat of arms The Wülfrather coat of arms, itself after 1840 from an old Kirchsiegel of the Evangelist-reformed church municipality developed, became by the Düsseldorfer heraldist? and painter Wolfgang Pagenstecher. In 1938 again arranges and recognized by the upper president of the Rhine province officially. This symbolizes one hand the victory of the good one over the bad and develop on the other hand to that the local centre to refer. To the settler wolf, by which that he is the founder of the city, reminds it is accepted however hardly. Politics Twinned cities Sponsorship The following sponsorship are: Sites of Interest Others - historical church square
- Dsseler Tor
Museums Events - Each Saturday from 7:00 to 12:00 (CET), a weekly market
- An annual summer celebration of the allotment plant Erbacher berg
- annual city celebration, Kartoffelfest; in September (09/252004 to 09/26,2004)
Economics In the mid-19th century, more than 100 companies and businesses had established themselves. The business has larger house enterprises - mostly home weaving mills. After 1850, the first large-scale enterprises with steam strength were created. Despite the strong industrialization at that time the agricultural character was not lost completely. Today only isolated agricultural enterprises exist. Mining for Wuelfrath the establishment of the Rheinisch-Westflischen Kalkwerke Dornap in the year 1887, and the Rheinischen Kalksteinwerke Wlfrath in 1903. Until today, these works are the main emphasis of the Wülfrather industry (largest in Europe). Besides there were still numerous weaving mills, finishing of leather enterprises, a branch Ford-Werke Kln, that from 1889 the created Josef Hebmueller Soehne came out and also today it still exists as (Visteon) and many small firms. Schools External links on this part are in German References External links
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