Essen-Nordviertel

Northern quarter District of Essen

University of Duisburg -Essen

The district north quarter of the city of Essen, together with the West district, the South District, the Ostviertel, the Southeast Quarter and the city center the town center.

Character

The Northern District comprises roughly the area of ​​the former colliery site of the Zeche Victoria Mathias and the former working-class district of Essen Segeroth, which is not a separate district anymore. This is exactly where today stands the Essen campus of the University of Duisburg -Essen ( the former University - University of Essen ) with about 20,000 students. Other schools are elementary school crucible school and elementary school North district, the main school at the Beisingstraße, special schools Bernetalschule and the special school of the Rhineland Regional Council.

Another great part of the northern district consists of residential development. Structurally highlight is the so-called Elting quarter with its ancient houses. The Grade II listed brick building of the former Church of St. Peter houses since April 2008, the Catholic School of Nursing meal. These come with the North and the Segerothpark larger green spaces. The latter grew out of the old cemetery Segeroth, adjacent to the largest in the North East eating Jewish cemetery, which is a listed building since 1985.

Strikingly, the two high chimneys, which belong to the resident at Altenessener Street branch of the Rhine-Westphalian Elektritzitätsgesellschaft ( RWE). On this land was once the bill Victoria Mathias and the first tram depot of the former " Essen trams " (now traffic Essen AG).

Former St. Peter's Church, today Catholic school for nursing Food

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Azure, diagonally left goldenens (yellow ) sword, accompanied the top and bottom of three golden ( yellow ) balls. "

The coat of arms was designed by Kurt Schweder and never had an official character. In the late 1980s created the heraldist for all parts of the city Essen coat of arms. They have since been well received by the Essenes population. The sword as an attribute of the city's patron saints Cosmas and Damian provides the link to the Essen coat of arms. The golden balls symbolize the six districts of the city center, Northern Quarter, Ostviertel, Southeast District, South District and West District.