Würselen

The city Wuerselen (also known as the city of Boy Games ) is a middle region belonging to the city in North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen region. Wuerselen is the seat of authorities of the Aachen region and several large corporations.

  • 2.1 Derivation of the city name
  • 3.1 Mayor and City Council
  • 3.2 Twin towns
  • 3.3 Crest and Banner 3.3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 3.3.2 Banner
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 -roads and motorways
  • 5.3 City buses
  • 5.4 of railway history
  • 5.5 Education
  • 5.6 Health
  • 5.7 banks
  • 5.8 Media
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.2 Long-standing connected with Wuerselen

Geography

Wuerselen located at the motorway intersection Aachen in close proximity to the borders of Belgium / Germany / Netherlands. Nearby towns include clockwise Herzogenrath, Alsdorf, Eschweiler and Aachen. Wuerselen is in the northern district of Aachen and is the only member of the city region without borders.

Boroughs

In the course of municipal reform in North Rhine- Westphalia and the related with this Aachen- law, the area of the former city Wuerselen was extended in 1972 to large parts of the formerly independent communities Bardenberg and Broichweiden. Since then, there Wuerselen of the districts:

  • Bardenberg
  • Broichweiden
  • Wuerselen

These in turn are subdivided into the following districts:

Wuerselen:

  • Bite
  • Dobach
  • Elcherath
  • Grevenberg
  • Market Preck
  • Morsbach
  • Oppen - Haal
  • Schernberg
  • Schweilbach
  • Teut settlement

Broichweiden:

  • Broich
  • Diseases
  • Linden Neusen
  • St. Jobs
  • Vorweiden
  • Grazing
  • Wersch

Bardenberg:

  • Pley
  • Bardenberg

History

In the year 870 Wuerselen was mentioned for the first time under the name Uuormsalt in the golden book of the Prüm Abbey documented. Around 1100 Wuerselen belongs to the so-called Aachener Reich. From 1265 Built to 1269 Count William IV of Jülich on the site of an earlier festivals named after him Burg Wilhelmstein. However, it was mentioned in writing until the year 1344. From 1336 to 1798 Wuerselen was a district of the imperial city of Aachen. 1616 appeared Wuerselen documented as Wurseln on, in the same year, as Wuerselen. From 1794 to 1815 included large parts of Wuerselen ( Bardenberg, Broich, Duffesheide, diseases, Linden Neusen, Vorweiden ) to the French State Eschweiler in the Département de la Roer, since 1815 the district of Aachen. Wuerselen Center was the Mairie Wuerselen. In 1924 Wuerselen about 14,600 inhabitants and became a city.

1944, at the end of the Second World War, Wuerselen experienced a heavy bombing by the Americans. Almost all buildings were destroyed. During the Battle of Aachen Wuerselen was the main battle line for six weeks, until the Americans on November 18, taking the rest of Wuerselen. Thus, the Americans closed the ring around Aachen; three days later fell Aachen.

For centuries, the mining of coal had the economic life in Wuerselen determined because some mines of the so-called Aachen Revieres are in the western area of ​​the modern city limits: In Wurmtal the pits Old Furth, Gouley and Teut. were due to the high risk of the miners in their work also developed in Wuerselen in the 19th century, the miners' beings - at this time the Knappschaftskrankenhaus in Bardenberg was founded. In 1969 the era of coal mining with the closure of the mine Gouley, which had one of the oldest mines in the Aachen Revieres to end.

On January 1, 1972, the municipalities Bardenberg and Broichweiden were merged with Wuerselen at the municipal reorganization. Thus, the number of inhabitants increased to around 34,500.

Derivation of the city name

The first naming Wormsalt or Uuormsalt consists of the old Germanic adjective warm for warm and the noun for sal hall, church or court together. Here sal denotes a Salhof, so a Carolingian Nebenhof Aachen Imperial Palace, which served primarily the administration of the scattered lands and the supply of the main court. As the site of the Salhofes and the associated church, the site of the Würselener main church St. Sebastian is assumed. The adjective hot refers to the nearby Grenzbach worm, which is fed from the hot springs of Aachen.

The term is also found in later mentions as quarters over Worm, ie the region beyond the worm again. The second Salhof the Aachen Palace with an independent church is commonly assumed in Lauren Berg.

Policy

Mayor and City Council

Mayor of Wuerselen is since October 21, the selected at the municipal election on 30 August 2009 SPD politician Arno Nelles.

At the same time, the city council was elected. Then the distribution of seats is as follows:

Twin Cities

The city maintains Wuerselen twinned with:

In addition, working on another partnership with the British Colchester.

Crest and Banner

The city Wuerselen leads a coat of arms, a city flag (banner ) and an official seal.

Coat of arms of the former municipality Bardenberg

Coat of arms of the former municipality Broichweiden

Banner with Coat of Arms

Banner

Coat of arms

Blazon: " em; 1 in gold ( yellow) a red reinforced and gezungter black eagle, two in green an inclined left silver (white ) wave beams, 3 in green over a golden ( yellow ) Three mountain, diagonally crossed a silver (white ) mallets and a silver (white ) hammer with a golden ( yellow ) handles, 4 silver (white ) a single black cross. The shield is crowned with a dreitürmigen crenellated city walls, in the under the central tower, a gate is embedded. "

The rural community Wuerselen has been granted with the permission of the Prussian State Ministry of 8 July 1922, the right to bear the coat of arms applied. It symbolizes the history of the modern town; the eagle refers to the former affiliation Würselens the Aachen Empire, the territory of the former imperial city of Aachen, the wave beam refers to the Wurmsbach, the Bergmannsgezähe on the former of mining and the Electorate of Cologne cross on the former belonging to the Archdiocese of Cologne. The coat of arms is usually shown without mural crown.

Banner

Description of banner: "The city colors are green and gold. . The flag of the city consists of two equally wide vertical stripes "This inaccurate description comes from the main statutes; in fact, the banner is out: " The banner is green - yellow in the ratio 1: 1 vertical stripes and shows a little above the middle of the coat of arms centered underneath the word" CITY " on" WÜRSELEN " There is also a banner without coat of arms out. .

Culture

The city offers a broad cultural program. On Castle Wilhelmstein held annually on a regional major international open-air program with music cabaret and cabaret events. In addition to numerous cultural initiatives (such as the Cultural Forum Wuerselen ), the cabaret series at the Cultural Center " Altes Rathaus " and initiated by Christoph Leisten literary festival Days of Poetry offer annually of regionally significant events. In the Old Town Hall also houses the town library Würselens.

Cultural specificity in Wuerselen are the boy games.

Economy and infrastructure

In Wuerselen the industrial area Kaninsberg / Aachener Kreuz is located. Other major companies are Kronenbrot, Metro Cash & Carry, the Şahinler Group, Offergeld logistics and the " Biggest wall clocks and grandfather clocks show in the world " operated by master watchmaker Kriescher. Not far away, next to the Post operates the family Dieter Breuer their store, who reached nearly 3,000 beers and 300 mineral waters for 10 years in the Guinness Book of World Records and since then the " EU - who-is- who".

Traffic

In Wuerselen the airfield Merzbrück, the industrial area " Aachener Kreuz " is ( Kaninsberg ) and the Road Traffic Office for the district of Aachen and Aachen.

Besides the close integration into the regional cycle network in NRW water castles route passes through the town. It combines 524 km More than 130 castles on the edge of the Eifel and in the Cologne Bight.

Roads and motorways

The federal highways 57 and 264 run through Wuerselen and Broichweiden. Wuerselen can be reached from three highway exits from.

  • Wuerselen / Verlautenheide on the A 544
  • Aachen-Zentrum/Würselen on the A 4
  • Broichweiden / Wuerselen on the A 44

City ​​buses

The city bus line WÜ1 served by Kohlscheid Station Coming Wuerselen (Park Hotel - VAPOREON - industrial area - diseases ). Wuerselen is also served by several major regional bus lines that normally drive with articulated buses:

  • The line 11 ASEAG connects the southern districts Würselens ( Broichweiden ) with the center of Aachen and Alsdorf -Maria village. It operates at 15- minute intervals, on Saturdays at 30- minute intervals, evenings and on Sundays every hour.
  • Line 16 ASEAG connects the industrial area Aachen intersection with the city of Aachen. The bus runs every half hour in rush hour, otherwise very irregular. Evening and Saturday noon to Sunday, they did nothing wrong.
  • Line 21 ASEAG operates the city center (Park Hotel - Wuerselen market - Church - District Hospital ) and continue in the direction of Aachen -Haaren to Aachen-Siegel/Waldfriedhof. She drives every half hour, hourly evenings and Sundays.
  • The line 51 connects the ASEAG Wuerselen the fastest way to the top center of Aachen. It is run in 15 minute intervals, evenings and Sundays at 30- minute intervals. By 1974, the line ran as trolleybus.

Today's bus lines 11 and 21 replace the trains running on about the same line path and with the same route numbers tram lines Aachen tram.

Railway history

Wuerselen had a train station and the breakpoint Wuerselen center. In Wuerselen station crossed earlier the railway Kohlscheid - Stolberg and the railway line Aachen -Jülich North. The railway tracks at the station were very diverse and Wuerselen had a foyer building a depot and two signal boxes. The breakpoint Wuerselen mid ranged market / Kaiser Street and no longer exists. He owned a bus shelter. Today is a parking lot in its place.

After the demolition of the railways in the 1980s and 1990s, the station area was treated with a bypass, the Willy- Brandt-Ring, overbuilt. On the former premises of the railway depot are now a gym and a sports court. The former station building is now used as a youth center and a cinema; Both facilities are operated by an independent association.

Education

  • Secondary schools: grammar school Wuerselen, Holy Spirit High School
  • Secondary: Secondary Wuerselen
  • Main School: Städt. Gemeinschaftshauptschule Wuerselen
  • Elementary Schools: Community Primary School ( GGS ) to William Stone, GGS Wurmtalschule ( Verbundschule from GGS and GGS Morsbach Schernberg ), KGS Sebastianus school, middle GGS, GGS Linden Neusen, Catholic Primary School School Road
  • Special Education: Albert -Schweitzer -Schule
  • Other: VHS northern district of Aachen, Euregio College

Vocational schools and vocational colleges are located in the neighboring cities of Aachen, Alsdorf, Eschweiler and Duke Rath.

Health

In Wuerselen is the medical center of the Aachen region.

Banks

Wuerselen is the seat of VR Bank eG Wuerselen.

Media

Radio Alaaf, based in Wuerselen is operated for 10 years. Radio Alaaf sent to 2003 on FM 97.7 MHz, since 2009, again during the 5th season ( from 07:01. Leading up to Ash Wednesday) via the Internet for the Aachen region.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jacob Dautzenberg (1897-1979), politician ( KPD), a resistance fighter against the Nazis, Reichstag
  • Wamper Adolf (1901-1977), German sculptor, created the Black Madonna in the POW camp ' Golden Mile '
  • Berti Capellmann (1918-2012), table tennis player
  • Josef " Jupp " Derwall (1927-2007), international footballer and national coach ( European Champion 1980)
  • Hans -Josef Kapellmann ( b. 1949 ), football national player (World Champion 1974), among others players at Alemannia Aachen, 1st FC Cologne and FC Bayern Munich
  • Helmut Bergrath (* 1956), Manager, Bergrath & Siebert
  • Arnold King (1871-1960), architect and contractor
  • Manfred Leuchter ( b. 1960 ), musician, composer, producer
  • Bernd Steixner ( b. 1961 ), musician, composer, conductor
  • Thomas Lemmen (born 1962 ), Catholic theologian
  • Nadine Capell (b. 1965), dressage rider
  • Marco Petry (* 1975), Film Director & Writer
  • Torsten Frings (born 1976 ), international footballer, player among others, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich
  • Norman Langen ( born 1985 ), pop singer

Many years associated with Wuerselen

  • Achim Grossmann ( b. 1947 ), former Parliamentary Secretary (SPD ),
  • Moritz Honigmann (1844-1918), chemist and entrepreneur
  • Martin Schulz ( born 1955 ), President of the European Parliament, former Chairman of the PES in the European Parliament, former Mayor of Wuerselen ( 1987-1998 )
  • Josef Schümmer (1924-1978), German politician ( CDU) and former mayor of Wuerselen
  • Dieter Stiewi ( b. 1964 ), engineer and writer who lived in Wuerselen 1964-1995
  • Eva -Maria Voigt - Küppers ( born 1959 ), Member of Parliament (SPD )
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