Bockum

51.356.616666666666735Koordinaten: 51 ° 21 '0 "N, 6 ° 37' 0" E

The place is a Bockum belonging to the city of Krefeld district with about 22,000 inhabitants. Bockum is considered one of the better residential areas of Krefeld. In the hut Avenue and Wilhelmshofallee - currently the most expensive residential areas Krefeld - Krefeld, wealthy families built grand villas on large plots of land. Otherwise dominate next few settlements of detached houses recently. The place enjoys the advantage of large green plants and the associated range of facilities that serve the recreational, leisure and sporting purposes. His quiet yet very central location, also seen in terms of transport links is greatly appreciated. He also hosts numerous public institutions of the city, such as the Bockumer spa center, the Krefeld Zoo or the Botanical Gardens.

  • 3.1 General
  • 3.2 District Council
  • 5.1 churches
  • 6.1 schools
  • 7.1 Museums
  • 7.2 Structures
  • 7.3 Animals and Nature
  • 7.4 recreation areas and parks
  • 8.1 sports 8.1.1 Table Tennis
  • 8.1.2 Cycling
  • 8.1.3 Inline Hockey hangover
  • 8.1.4 Football

Geography

Spatial location

Bockum located in the lower Rhine in the Rhineland and belongs to the town of Krefeld. It is located east of the city center and west of Uerdingen. The area of ​​the village is actually bordered on the west by the border road and the Jentgesallee ( Cracau / city center), on the north by the North tangent or Europe ring and the ferrule mountain road ( Verberg ), to the east by the Bremer Straße ( Uerdingen ), southern end ( to Oppum ) forms the beautiful water park and the Botanical garden. Through the town is an old arm of the Rhine, which is still visible, for example in the target Bruges Park, in the beautiful house and park at the Passenger Skull pulls.

Neighboring districts are Garden City to the north, Uerdingen and Linn in the east, Oppum in the south, Cracau and the town center in the Southwest, Inrath / Kliedbruch in the west and Verberg in the northwest

History

It is certain that in 1205 the archbishop of Cologne Bruno, " Buchholz sancte Gertrudis " one up camp and is thus mentioned the place for the first time. 1273 is the talk of the Honschaften Bockum and Oppum. Bockum 1794 conquered by the French in 1804 and incorporated into the French Republic. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the town fell to Prussia. In 1837, the mayor's Bockum with communities Bockum, Verberg, Oppum and Rath - Vennikel is (later Traar ) formed. Each community had a community leader. The seal Bockums was a flying eagle. Between 1857 and 1859, the present St. Gertrudis Church was built. In the years 1898 and 1899, she received a new 70 meters high tower. Between 1902 and 1904 the Bockumer town hall was built. On 12 December 1906 was declared and on October 15, 1907 Bockum was incorporated into the city of Krefeld. Since August 23, 1946 Bockum belongs to the state of North Rhine -Westphalia, which is part of the 1949 Federal Republic of Germany since May 23.

Policy

General

Voters in Bockum are traditionally conservative and Christian Democrat dominated, even when the CDU was the first time in the local elections in 2004 just under 50 % of the vote. The independent voter communities play no role in Bockum.

District Council

Bockum divided in two districts on ( district councils ). The larger part ( the district of Mitte, Sollbrüggen, city forest ) belongs to the city district east. The southern part (Zoo, nice water park ) belongs to the municipality Oppum - Linn.

The District Council East since 2009:

Total ( 15 % Sitze/100 )

  • CDU (6 Sitze/38, 51%)
  • SPD ( 4 Sitze/26, 24 %)
  • FDP ( 2 Sitze/14, 82%)
  • Alliance 90/The Greens (2 Sitze/13, 68%)
  • The Left (- / 2.42% )
  • KK (- / 1.57% )
  • KWG (- / 1.35% )
  • KB (- / 0.96 %)
  • The party (- / 0.45% )

District Chairman: Hans -Jürgen Brockers

Population

The population is largely Roman Catholic, until the beginning of the last century it was still very rural. Today service occupations dominate. Many Bockumer work in Krefeld, Uerdingen and in the nearby cities of the Rhineland or the Ruhr.

December 31, 2005 of the 21 903 inhabitants 11,547 persons ( 52.7 %) were female. The number of employees was 6,080 people. There were 703 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 10, 4%. The proportion of foreigners amounted to 1,858 persons at 8.5 %.

Religion

The majority of Bockumer is Catholic. The oldest Catholic church is St. Gertrudis in the center. In the years 1970 to 1987 Bishop Karl Reger faced as a pastor of this congregation. In addition, the Church of the Sacred Heart is in the west of Bockum. Together with the municipalities of Christ the King in Verberg, St. Hubertus in Kliedbruch and St. Joseph in Traar make these previously independent parishes since 1 January 2010, the parish of St. Christopher. It is managed jointly by the two pastors Karl -Heinz Alders and canon Karlheinz Teut. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Aachen.

Churches

  • Santa Gertrudis Church ( Catholic), built by Friedrich von Schmidt (architect)
  • Sacred Heart Church ( Catholic)
  • Pax Christi Church ( Catholic)
  • Christ Church ( Protestant)

Education

In this place the offer reaches two primary schools, one secondary school, two comprehensive schools to a vocational school and a special school.

Train

Elementary schools:

  • Catholic primary school set Bruges Street
  • Grotenburg School (formerly Community Primary School Eichendorffstrasse )

Secondary schools:

  • Stephen School Urban Catholic Elementary School

Special schools:

  • Franz- Stollwerck school ( with funding priority language )

Comprehensive schools:

  • School Kaiser Platz
  • Waldorf School Krefeld

Professional schools:

  • Berufskolleg Glockenspitz

Attractions

Museums

  • Haus Esters and Haus Lange

Structures

  • Bockumer City Hall
  • Church of St. Gertrudis
  • Burchartzhof
  • House Sollbrüggen
  • House Schönhausen
  • House Neuenhofen
  • Grotenburg castle
  • Stadtwaldhaus in the city forest.

Animals and Nature

  • Botanical Garden Krefeld
  • Krefeld Zoo

Recreational areas and parks

  • Urban forest
  • Vreed
  • Should Bruges Park
  • Schönhaus Park
  • Neuenhofen Park
  • Kaiser Park
  • Passenger Skull
  • Nice water park with botanical garden

See also: Krefeld parks

Sports

Sports in Bockum is in the clubs TV Jahn Bockum 01 ( gymnastics, handball, badminton, diving), TSV Bockum 01 (gymnastics, football, volleyball, table tennis, cycling, skiing), created from the merger of the associations Bockumer SV 1924 and Rheintreu Bockum 1924 ISHC Bockum Bulldogs ( inline skater hockey ), Golf Club Bockum (golf) and the Krefeld Tennis society ( KTG) (tennis ) operated. The Bockumer Sports has acquired national importance in some areas. In addition, other clubs from Krefeld in the field Bockums settled and there are also other sports facilities in the city.

Sports

Table tennis

Currently, the masters of the TSV Bockum play 01 (until 2006 Rheintreu Bockum 1924) in the regional league, but played the highest team in the years 1994-1996 in the 2nd Bundesliga, as it would be the club's patrons still afford especially for certain games Chinese players have to fly. In 1994, also played the national player Zoltan Fejer - Konnerth in this club. The senior team was able to win the German championship in 1993, 1995 and 1999. In 2008, the title of the German team champion was brought to Bockum with the seniors team Ü60 first time.

Cycling

For Rheintreu Bockum included the cycling department, the Pilsener Team (now Team EGN ) was the king. It was a Krefeld cycling team that mainly in circuit racing in North Rhine-Westphalia was launched. In 2005, the driver of the elite teams were, the junior and senior teams on the podium 171 times, including 72 times as a winner. The former U-19 driver Tim Klessa achieved which 42 rankings, while 17 wins. In October 2005, but this department split off and founded the RV Rheintreu Krefeld 05, which now forms the basis of this elite cycling team. However, there are at TSV Bockum 01 again a cycling department.

In addition, on 21 September 2007, the cycling team Bockum that wants to be especially active in the disciplines of cycling and bike driving founded. Already on 22 May 2008, the Lower Rhine district championship and was discharged on a course in Bockum under the auspices of this association. It should be organized annually a bike race in this place.

Inline skater hockey

1996, founded the department in-line skaters in hockey Rheintreu Bockum. Since 1998 there is a separate club, the ISHC Bockum Bulldogs. This year, the juniors were promoted to the first Junior League. The first men's team played in the Regionalliga. From 2000 to 2001 she played even in the first Bundesliga, until the descent in 2005 in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Football

The first men's team of TSV Bockum 01 (until 2006 Bockumer SV 1924), which will play in the season 2008/2009 in the State League Group 3, scored in a test match in July 2006, a moderate success against the Lower Rhine league team, former Bundesliga and German Cup winner 1985 KFC Uerdingen 05 with a 3-3 draw in which the Bockumer team even temporarily was in the lead.

Sports facilities

In addition to the sport, which is operated by Bockumern, there are numerous well-known sports venues in the city of Krefeld in Bockum. The Grotenburg Stadium, venue of the KFC Uerdingen 05 by even European Cup games and international matches were played, the Gerd waves Hockey Field of the 2006 German hockey champions become Crefelder HTC, the Krefeld Racecourse as well as the tennis courts of the tennis Bundesliga HTC Blue-White Krefeld are itself. Bockumer on field In Bockumer bathing center 's water polo national league team Aegir Uerdingen plays its games. The sports complex of TSV Bockum 01 is the regional sports complex "Am processional ".

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