Cologne (Minnesota)
Cologne (Minnesota) is a city in Carver County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which was named by its German founders after the city of Cologne.
History
Among the first settlers in this area belonged to Cologne Gerhard Lülsdorf ( born April 25, 1827 in Cologne), who emigrated in 1853. As the founder of Cologne applies Paul Mohrbacher ( born March 6, 1847 in Sand / Kusel, February 1, 1935 in Cologne ). He was baptized on 7 March 1847 in Kübelberg, came on June 26, 1856 to parents with the ship in New York and was reported in the 1860 census with his parents in nearby Benton. The St. Bernard's Catholic Church was built in 1877 opposite the Benton Lake. Already 1856, 19 families met at the House of Mohr Bachers to fairs, which were conducted by the Rev. Mehlmann. Paul Mohrbacher introduced in 1885 for naturalization and was on January 27, 1897 U.S. citizen. He married on February 10, 1872 Gertrude Catherine Meuwissen ( born June 1, 1850 in Schalbruch / Heinberg, November 3, 1928 in Cologne ) and built in August 1880 in the present location to his house. On February 9, 1881, he officially founded the place where in 1880 a grist mill already had been built for $ 10,000 by Hans Güttler ( "Cologne Mill "). The couple Mohrbacher brought in Cologne 15 children. Paul Mohrbacher was the first mayor ( civic leader) of the emerging Cologne. A post office since 1879 there have been with Peter Wirtz as postmaster in his household and hardware store ( hardware store ). Wirtz was also the first teacher at the church belonging to the school, which was built in 1880. On 24 March 1894, the first local newspaper, the Observer appeared Cologne. Electricity came in 1916 to Cologne, Pink Partoll Knotz in 1922 the first female mayor and had held office until 1930.
The 14-minute amateur film "Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, " by Ray and Esther Dowidat was recorded from July to September 1939 and depicts the life of the German - American community in place in the form of a diary, where at times the filming Henry Mohrbacher ( son of the founder, Paul Mohrbacher; * September 24, 1874 in Colonge, March 14, 1951 ibid ) a saloon business. The silent film was taken in 2001 by the Library of Congress as " culturally, historically and ästethetisch significant film" in the list of the National Film Registry. Dowidats daughter Adele had previously converted the movie on video tape and showed it to the Minnesota Historical Society, where he found his way to the National Film Registry.
On 1 July 1949, the 8.4 km long was opened Minnesota State Highway 284, which leads via Benton Township and Cologne until after Waconia.
Geographical and sociological data
The city lies 292 meters high has the status of a "City" and is 4.84 km ², of which 6.4% of water. Most of the 1,519 inhabitants refers to German ancestors (44% ), followed by Ireland ( 12%), Norwegians (10% ) and Sweden ( 6%). Ethnic itself is the site of 97 % White, 1.5% of Hispanics / Latinos and 1.5% Asians together. The income per capita was in Cologne in 2000 at U.S. $ 20,955, compared to the U.S. national income of U.S. $ 21,587. The unemployment rate of 3.8 % was well below the U.S. rate of 7.3 % ( August 2013 ). The population figures developed rapidly. 1939 lived here 350, 1970 there were 518, 1980 and 1990, a total of 545 exactly 563 people. In the year 2000 1.012 inhabitants have already been counted, in 2010 there were 1,519 (or 335/km ²). Since 1990, the population had doubled within 10 years. The cost of living index was 94.9 % (U.S.: 100%, March 2012). The Catholics dominate - unlike in the U.S. - with 46.2 % share of the total population. Today is the name Mohrbacher with 8 people in the most common last name, on par with Schwartz.
Location and Transport
Cologne is part of Benton Township ( community association ), which in turn is part of Carver County. The town is located 46 km ( 28.6 miles ) southwest of Minneapolis, on the main route of " Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ", which was inaugurated between Chicago and the West in 1909. Similar to the great namesake cologne has a ring road formed by the U.S. Highways 212 and Minnesota State Highway 284 The four-lane Highway 212 cuts through the city, the newer city area is located south of the highway. From Cologne Highway 212 is a freeway.
Literature and links
- Book: Steve and Mary Olson, Cologne: The First 100 Years 1881-1981, 1981.
- Allplaidout with silent film about Cologne from 1939