Eppendorf (Bochum)

Eppendorf is a southern district of the municipality Wattenscheid of Bochum.

History

Eppendorf goes back to an old peasant named Abbingthorpe, which was marked by two large courtyards ( Thiemann and Beck House ) and some figurines. The abbot of the monastery becoming possessed the tithes and distributed the wood prerogatives in the Eppendorf Mark.

Eppendorf counted in the Middle Ages to the Official Bochum and was the site of one of the three execution sites ( Galberg ) of the Office on Thie, the old meeting place.

By 1816, Eppendorf became part of the Office Wattenscheid in the Prussian province of Westphalia. A 1838 census revealed that Eppendorf had become a place with 713 inhabitants and 195 houses. 1887, the current elementary school was opened. On July 29 In 1891, 39 community members, the volunteer fire department Eppendorf.

With the dissolution of the district of Bochum Eppendorf was divided on 1 April 1926 on the independent cities Wattenscheid (2.95 km2) and Bochum (1.33 km2). With the incorporation Wattenscheids on 1 January 1975 Eppendorf came much to the city of Bochum.

Infrastructure

Today, Eppendorf has a well developed infrastructure for daily necessities and is one of the good places to live in Bochum. There are several sports clubs. The SV Black White Eppendorf 1935 rose in the season 2006/2007 in the district league 2009/2010, then rose in the national league. Other clubs are FC Neuruhrort and the sports association Eppendorf 1885, Eppendorf the home eV, which organizes the local museum Eppendorf and the annual Easter fire, and a Kolping family and since 1953 a Scout group of German scouts Sankt Georg ( DPSG ).

Between Eppendorf and Höntrop the mining trail leads along Wattenscheid.

In August 2007, a retirement home was opened in Eppendorf, which according to Elsa Brändström named " Elsa Brändström house".