Legden

Legden (pronounced Lɛɕtən ) ( Low German Ledden ) is a municipality in Western Munsterland in the northwest of the federal state of North Rhine- Westphalia and belongs to the district of Borken in the governmental district of Münster.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms, Flag and Banner 3.2.1 Coat of Arms
  • 3.2.2 Banner
  • 3.2.3 flag
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 parks
  • 4.3 Regular events
  • 4.4 Public bodies
  • 4.5 kindergartens
  • 4.6 Education
  • 5.1 traffic 5.1.1 Rail Transport
  • 5.1.2 Road Traffic

Geography

Legden lies between the larger cities of Enschede and Münster in Münster western country.

Community structure

Legden consists of the districts Legden and Asbeck, and 1969 independent municipalities of the then defunct Office Legden.

Neighboring communities

  • Rosendahl
  • Schöppingen
  • Gescher
  • City ​​wages
  • Ahaus
  • Heek

History

Legden and Asbeck were first documented in the year 1092.

On July 1, 1969 Asbeck was incorporated into the municipality Legden.

Policy

Parish council

(after the local elections on 31 August 2009 )

  • CDU: 11 seats
  • SPD: 3 seats
  • FW: 6 seats

Coat of arms, banner and flag

The community Legden has been awarded with certificate of the provincial government in Munster on March 5, 1970, the right to bear a coat of arms and flag.

Banner

Flag

Coat of arms of the former municipality Asbeck

Coat of arms of the former municipality Legden to 1970

Coat of arms

Blazon: " divided by gold ( yellow) to blue to silver ( white). In the middle in blue three six-pointed golden (yellow ) stars, of which the middle is slightly increased; below in silver ( white) two rather inclined rows of red diamonds. "

The new community Legden took over the crest of the old Office Legden of 1957. The coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of former municipalities Asbeck (diamonds, house Asbeck ) and Legden (stars, based on the seal of John of Legden 1348 ), supplemented by the golden beams of the Bishopric of Münster, which included the community earlier.

Banner

Description of banner: ". Flag with the coat of arms and the colors blue and silver ( white) " This inaccurate description of the main statute does not indicate whether a Hissflagge, banners, or both is managed. Likewise, no sharing of tracks and their relationship is evident from. In fact, the village will perform a banner as follows: " From blue to white to blue in the ratio 1: 3: 1 striped lengthwise, in the middle of the upper half of the white path of the coat of arms of the municipality. "

Flag

Flag description: " From blue to white to blue in the ratio 1: 3: 1 striated, in the middle of the white path of the coat of arms of the municipality. "

Partner communities

  • Steenderen in the Netherlands was partner community. Steenderen went in 2005 to the new municipality of Bronckhorst composite. So went the community partnership.
  • Since 2007 is the new partner community in Melrose Minnesota, USA.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • House Egelborg
  • Parish Church of St. Brigida
  • Evangelical Church of Grace
  • Church of St. Magareta in the district Asbeck
  • Huns Porte ( Asbeck )
  • Dormitory ( Asbeck )
  • Hahnenhook, Busshook with house Wessling
  • Pin documentation in the dormitory Asbeck
  • House of Hülst

Parks

  • Village Munsterland, a leisure and party village

Regular events

Legden is nationally mainly because of his dahlias children's flower parades ( DahlKiBluko ) known. This place every three years on the 3rd Sunday in September, the next time on 21 September 2014. Certain clubs and neighborhoods of the community prepare floats. This festival has been created especially for the children by the then Vicar Entrup to life. The dahlia is thus the symbol of the community.

Other Events:

  • Dark Mill market on the last Monday in August
  • Flying market every 1st Tuesday in August
  • Schnadegang each year on May 1 in Asbeck
  • Marksmen Beikelerort / Isingort
  • Marksmen Haulingort, weekend Corpus Christi
  • Marksmen of the General Schützengesellschaft Legden eV, the weekend of the third Sunday in July
  • Marksmen weir weekend Ascension
  • Marksmen Asbeck, last weekend in July

Public institutions

  • Volunteer Fire Department
  • Police

Kindergartens

  • St. Brigida Kindergarten
  • St. -Martin- kindergarten
  • St. Margaret Kindergarten
  • Kindergarten and day care center dandelion

Education

  • Composite school Legden / Rosendahl ( Founded in 2009, the former Marie secondary school in Legden the classes 5 and 6 are schooled, grades 7 through 10 at Rosendahl. Currently you will find this model in construction, the classical secondary school in Legden runs vintage from for vintage. )
  • Brigidengrundschule Legden
  • Margaret Elementary School in Asbeck

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Railway

Legden is located on the Westmünsterland train, there is a local train connection to Dortmund and Gronau to Enschede.

Road

Legden is connected via the A31 to the motorway network.

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