Alfter

Alfter is a municipality in the Rhein- Sieg-Kreis in the south of North Rhine -Westphalia, on the western outskirts of Bonn.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Mayor
  • 4.3 List of mayors and directors
  • 4.4 Coat of Arms
  • 4.5 community partnerships
  • 5.1 Buildings and Monuments 5.1.1 monuments
  • 5.1.2 archaeological monuments
  • 5.1.3 Pitfalls
  • 5.3.1 Football
  • 5.3.2 Tennis
  • 5.3.3 Table Tennis
  • 5.3.4 Miscellaneous
  • 6.1 Road Access
  • 6.2 Established businesses
  • 6.3 Education

Geography

Location

The municipality Alfter lies immediately west of the city of Bonn on the southern edge of the promontory. It borders to the north on the town Bornheim, on the east by the city of Bonn, on the south by the cities Meckenheim and Rhine river and to the west by the municipality Swisttal. Alfter covers an area of ​​about 35 km ², of which 18 km ² of agricultural land and 8 km ² of forest.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the present-day districts Alfter with Birrekoven and Olsdorf, Gielsdorf, Oedekoven, Impekoven with Ramelshoven and Nettekoven and Witterschlick with Volmershoven and Heidgen.

Alfter

The village Alfter is first mentioned in documents in 1067. Until 1969 it was an independent municipality with the districts Birrekoven and Olsdorf. To Alfter included the sunken place fur that persists only in the street name "Fur road ". Since 1969, the municipality of Alfter Alfter. With 8,687 inhabitants ( 2012) it is the largest district of the municipality.

A castle wall called Erdwallanlage, a former Fliehburg (probably a refuge for the occupants of the Alfterer castle ) is located between the road Görreshof the south and the Buchholzweg in the north (south of house Buchholz). The plant has the shape of an ellipse whose major axis runs east - west direction. The axes behave approximately as 3: 2 The mound is about 90 m long, the surface to be about 600 m² * a bank and ditch the Fliehburg are still well defined, the slope angle is about 30 ° and the height difference between grave sole. and rampart about 5 m ( the trench is deep to the 2 m). The south side falls steeply Görreshof and provided a natural protection.

The castle dates back (at least ) from the 12th century ( first mentioned in 1117, Mr de Halechtre ). As of 1188, the Electorate of Cologne Erbmarschallamt was connected to the property. In the 15th century it came into the possession of the family of Salm- Dyck Reifferscheidt, where it is still located today. In the 18th century it received its present shape. It housed from 1977 to 2009 parts Alanus university. ** Since 1991, in the Castle Gallery and Others works of the native of Spa painter and draftsman Renier Roidkin ( 1684-1741 ) to be seen. *** Close to the castle is the Catholic Church of Saint Matthew, a library and a half-timbered house, which dates back to the 17th century.

The Alanus School is recognized by the state since the end of 2002 and since 2007 funded university. In April 2008, she and the University of Wuppertal, have signed a cooperation agreement. At the L 183 ( Bonn- Brühlerstraße, corner Buschdorfer way ) a purpose-built from foundation funds second campus was established in 2009 based.

The Jewish Cemetery ( Beth Olam - House of Eternity ) on the border with Bornheim was documented according memorial stone for the first time in 1719. The Jewish community in Alfter ( they had existed since at least the early 17th century ) has been wiped out by the Nazi regime. Alfter 1949 has taken over the care of the cemetery. He is since 1987 under monument protection.

Birrekoven

The village Birrekoven is a district southwest of Alfter, located between Alfter and Gielsdorf. The boundary between Alfter and Birrekoven is now flowing, the boundary between Gielsdorf and Birrekoven form of Mirbachstrasse and some fields. Birrekoven has a small chapel.

Olsdorf

At the Olsdorf located above on the Olsdorfer Heath Johannishof heard. The Johannishof was a large farm, which was managed by Halfen. Today it is the seat of the Alanus School. Olsdorf was written in earlier times also Alsdorf.

Gielsdorf

Located on the Vorgebirgshang place with 2,002 inhabitants ( 2012) was originally dominated by agriculture until the early 20th century, from viticulture. In the plane on the border with Bonn you can still find vegetable growers. The past is characteristic of the promontory cultivation is almost entirely perished. In particular, the former vineyard slopes Gielsdorfs are currently being cultivated on a large scale.

In the center is situated next to the Catholic parish church of St. James, some beautiful half-timbered courtyards. Among them is the former court of the elector on which lived the governor. Below the church the tithe is as original possession of the Bonn monastery of St. Cassius. This has for centuries been the nobility owned including the families of Groote, of Siersdorf and Geyr.

In Gielsdorf a music club, a bachelor club, a clear group of volunteer firefighters and the Gielsdorfer Möhnen are located.

Oedekoven

The independent municipality until 1969 Oedekoven with 5,543 inhabitants ( as of 2012) is the third largest district of the municipality Alfter. Originally Farming place is primarily Lives in close proximity to the city of Bonn.

Impekoven

Impekoven is a district of the municipality Alfter with 2,211 inhabitants ( 2012). Until the municipal reorganization in 1969 Impekoven was a separate municipality. Last Mayor of Impekoven was Karl Schumann. Impekoven is the site of a kindergarten, the Catholic Church of St. Visitation and the volunteer fire department. Since 2000 Impekoven has grown through numerous new housing estates.

To Impekoven include the districts Ramelshoven and Nettekoven. Ramelshoven arose from the hamlet of Castle Ramelshoven; in the lower part of Impekoven the industrial park is home, which made ​​the company Robens (fuel supplier), the company Kalnik ( delicatessen ) and several graphics and advertising companies is.

After 36 years out draws since 2009 again a carnival procession Impekoven. The Carnival Committee Impekoven 2009 special purpose vehicle organized the carnival parade, followed by after- party Zoch very successful, to the delight of the population on the Saturday before the actual carnival weekend.

Witterschlick

The district Witterschlick located in the southern part of the municipality and is equipped with 6,044 inhabitants ( as of 2012) is the second largest district. Witterschlick has been industrialized in the past, after the discovery of clay deposits in the area.

Volmershoven - Heidgen

Volmershoven - Heidgen is the southernmost district of the municipality Alfter. This place is administratively counted for the district Witterschlick. Volmershoven - Heidgen but has always kept his own community and cultural life.

History

Finds prove that the area around Alfter has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. Likewise, the area was settled in Frankish and Roman times. Since Roman times, the places of Vorgebirgshanges were an important wine -growing region. Until the beginning of the 20th century was primarily grown Pinot Noir. The first documentary mention of the place Alfter dates from the year 1067, by Impekoven from 1171 and by Gielsdorf from the years 801 to 814

Gorgeous country the present territory of the municipality Alfter was part of the Electorate of Cologne. The place belonged to the glory Alfter Alfter ( with Birrekoven, Olsdorf and Roisdorf ), which was owned by the Counts of Salm- Reifferscheid, Gielsdorf belonged to the chair thing Gielsdorf, Oedekoven thing to chair Duisdorf, Witterschlick thing to chair Godesberg. After the occupation of the left bank of the Rhine by French revolutionary troops (1794 ) and the introduction of new administrative structures (1798 ), the villages of the " Mairie " Oedekoven were assigned, which belonged to "external Bonn " in the Rhine -Moselle department to Canton. Immediately on the northern border of Alfter then on, the border to the Rur Territory. After the Congress of Vienna (1815 ) agreements, the region came to the Kingdom of Prussia, the Mairie was transferred to the mayor's office in the county Oedekoven Bonn, which included the Bonn districts Buschendorf and Lessenich / Meßdorf.

The mayor Oedekoven (from 1927 " Official Oedekoven " ) went in 1937 in the Official Duisdorf. The municipality Alfter was established on August 1, 1969 as part of local government reform from the formerly independent communities Alfter, Gielsdorf, Impekoven, Oedekoven and Witterschlick. In 1973/74 received the newly formed municipality Alfter a new town hall, which was three-winged, glazed Bauanlage based on the designs of the planning group Stieldorf on a gentle eastern slope of reinforced concrete skeleton construction. At the time of construction it was located east of Oedekoven on undeveloped terrain.

Population Development

Religion

Until the 19th century the population was almost exclusively Roman Catholic. Only in the place Alfter there was a small Jewish community. Originally there was only the Catholic parishes Alfter and Witterschlick. In the 20th century, were Gielsdorf (1920 ) and Oedekoven independent parishes. Gielsdorf and Oedekoven had previously belonged to the parish Lessenich. Meanwhile, form the parishes Alfter, Witterschlick, Gielsdorf, Oedekoven with Impekoven and Volmershoven - Heidgen the parish community Alfter. Since 2007, the Protestant church on Kottenforst with the Jesus Christ Church, which was built in 1962. Alfter is the third parish church of the Evangelical Church promontory, which also Bornheim and Hemmerich belong. The churches in the villages are typical and do not represent Attractions

  • Churches in Alfter

St. James in Gielsdorf

Church of the Assumption in Oedekoven

St. Visitation in Impekoven

St. Lambertus in Witterschlick

St. Maria Hilf in Volmershoven - Heidgen

Jesus - Christ - Church in Witterschlick

Church in the evangelical community center in Alfter

Policy

Parish council

The 44 seats of the council are distributed as follows:

  • CDU 15 seats
  • Green 8 seats
  • SPD 7 seats
  • FDP 5 seats
  • FDP 4 seats
  • UWG 3 seats
  • The left one seat
  • 1 -attached seat

(Updated: May 10, 2011)

Mayor

2009 Rolf Schumacher was chosen as a full-time mayor. First Deputy Mayor is Ilse Niemeyer (CDU ), second vice mayor is Michael Schroer gap ( Alliance '90 / The Greens).

List of mayors and directors

Mayor:

  • Heinrich Arenz (CDU ), 1969-1989
  • Bärbel Steinkemper (CDU ) from 1989 to 1997 volunteer, full-time 1997-2009
  • Rolf Schumacher ( CDU), from. October 21, 2009

Community directors:

  • John Janssen ( CDU), 1969-1970 Representative for the tasks of the municipality Director, 1970-1976 Director community
  • Norbert Linneborn (CDU ), 1976-1989
  • Bodo Kerstin (FDP), 1989-1997.

After leaving Kerstin from office the office of the director community in Alfter was abolished. In place joined the full-time mayor.

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". Among golden Schildt main, is five times five red diamonds divided and covered by a golden crowned, double-tailed silver lion with a golden crown from red to gold "

Acquisition of the coat of arms of the former residents Lords of Alfter, the diamonds indicate the eingemeindeten district Witterschlick, the bars indicate the districts.

Community partnerships

Alfter maintains partnerships with the French Châteauneuf -sur -Charente in the Charente and the Brandenburg Beelitz.

Culture and sights

Buildings and Monuments

Monuments

On the territory of the municipality Alfter (as of September 2011) are included 114 buildings and structures or parts of building structures as a historic landmark by the Monument Protection Act of North Rhine- Westphalia. They are registered in the list of monuments of the city Alfter.

Archaeological monuments

Stumbling blocks

In Alfter there are several stumbling blocks.

Greenspace and recreational

In the area of ​​the municipality are the nature reserves Dürr break, Kotte Forestry, Forest Ville and clay pit Witterschlick.

The recreation serve the Rhineland Nature Park, which is partly due to Alfterer area, with the Ville and the promontory. Larger, more open water there is in Alfter not, this location near / within city parks ( Jakob- Park - elections; Broich Park) with small areas of water, fed by the Alfterer Bornheimer creek or its tributaries.

Alfter belongs to the municipalities that are members of the Green C. With the road network, the stations, and other elements of the Green C was trying to create more elements of recreation.

Moreover, there are in Alfter the arts and cultural landscape path orchard and cultural adventure Alfter and the Kulturerlebnisweg Witterschlick.

Sports

Football

One of the football clubs in the community, VfL Alfter, playing in the Central Rhine League, the top division of the Football Association Middle Rhine and the fifth- highest division in Germany. The second team of VfL Alfter plays in the county league A, the top division in football circle Bonn. The sports ground of the village Alfter, the so-called forest Stadium, as the Alanus School is on the Vorgebirgsberg on Strangheidgesweg. On the former barn provides space an artificial turf was laid in the summer of 2008.

Other football teams there are in Oedekoven ( Blue-White Oedekoven (District League B ) and SV Germania Impekoven (District League C ), Witterschlick (TB Witterschlick (District League B)) and in Volmershoven - Heidgen (SC Volmershoven - Heidgen (District League C ) ). All teams play on artificial turf fields.

Tennis

The tennis club Alfter (TC Alfter eV ) takes part in the team championships of the Tennis Association Middle Rhine.

Table tennis

The TTC Blue-White Alfter eV is one of the oldest table tennis clubs in the West German Table Tennis Association. It was created in 1946 by members of the rifle club, whose young members were looking for a new field of activity due to the post-war gun ban. Since then takes the TTC Alfter the schedule of the West German Table Tennis Association with men's, women 's, youth and student teams participate.

More table tennis clubs are available in Oedekoven and Witterschlick.

Others

The sports club Alfterer Sports Club (ASC ) has volleyball, athletics, cycling, walking and recreational sports departments. There is since 1970 the Alfterer Judo Club ( AJC ).

Specialty

Alfter located in an area climatically and geologically favored so many varieties of salads, herbs and vegetables as well as strawberries and rhubarb grows well. In particular, the Alfterer asparagus was early nationally known and in demand. Asparagus in all conceivable variations is therefore in the season component of the menus of local restaurants.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport links

The station Witterschlick Deutsche Bahn located in the eponymous district and is located on the Voreifelbahn ( Bonn- Euskirchen ), on the upside the regional train 23. At this distance, another breakpoint in the district Impekoven is planned. Located in the capital of the breakpoint Alfter is the Vorgebirgsbahn where the line 18 of the metro system Rhein-Sieg wrong. Furthermore, operating in Alfter buses, regional transport and Cologne SWB bus and train. Alfter belongs to the tariff zone of the transport association Rhein-Sieg (VRS ).

About the trunk road network is the community Alfter on the federal highways 565 and 555 to reach the main road 56 as well as some state roads.

In Alfter 2011 14.134 motor vehicles were registered, of which 11 993 cars

Established businesses

In the district Witterschlick is the headquarters of listed German stoneware Cremer & Breuer AG, the largest German manufacturer of tiles. In Alfter- Oedekoven is the headquarters of the 1931 founded in Alfter Holzgasse building material wholesale company "building material Fassbender Tenten ", now the largest building materials distributors in the region of Bonn.

Moreover Alfter is agricultural. A variety of small agricultural enterprises produced alongside salad, vegetables ( see above) and herbs and cut flowers.

Education

  • Alanus College of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter
  • Anna Elementary School Alfter
  • Free Christian Elementary School Bonn / Rhein- Sieg-Kreis
  • Community Primary School Oedekoven
  • Community Primary School Witterschlick
  • Secondary school Oedekoven
  • Folk High School Bornheim / Alfter ( Municipal Training Centre for the city Bornheim and the municipality Alfter )
  • Vorgebirgsschule, special school of the Rhein- Sieg district with a program focusing on spiritual development, Alfter
  • School at the Vetch, special school of the Rhein- Sieg district with a program focusing on language, Gielsdorf
  • Forest school, special needs school in the Rhein- Sieg district with a program focusing on emotional and social development, Witterschlick

Personalities

  • Johanna Elberskirchen, * 1864 in Bonn, lived from 1905 to 1909 in Alfter and there wrote books on children's health. She died in 1943 in Rüdersdorf.
  • Erich Linden, * 1898 in Alfter, sculptors and painters in Aachen
  • Wilhelm Weber ( born September 11, 1906 in Alfter, † 27 September 1990 ), politician ( SPD), Member of Parliament
  • Rudolf Thaut, born March 7, 1915 in Kiel, † January 15, 1982 in Alfter Baptist theologian, rector of the Theological Seminary Hamburg, President of the European Baptist Federation and Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance
  • Herbert Zimmermann, born November 29, 1917 in Alsdorf, † December 16, 1966 in Hamburg, radio reporter ( World Cup final Bern 1954), buried in the cemetery Witterschlick
  • Johann Gimnich, born March 17, 1925 in Alfter, † 28 October 1998 Alfter. Mayor of the Autonomous Community of Alfter 1960-1969
  • Heinrich Arenz, † 2004, the first mayor of the municipality Alfter to the municipal reorganization in 1969; 1990 Honorary Mayor of Alfter.
  • Klaus Hildebrand, * 1941, renowned German historian, lives in Alfter.
  • Andreas Pinkwart, * 1960, 2005-2010 Minister of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology and Deputy Prime Minister of North Rhine -Westphalia, lives in Alfter.
  • Roger Willemsen, born August 15, 1955 in Bonn, grew up in Oedekoven
  • Sabine Trinkaus, born May 24, 1969 author, lives and works as a librarian in Alfter
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