Gütersloh (district)

The Gütersloh is a circle in Detmold ( Westphalia- Lippe) in the north- east of North Rhine - Westphalia. County seat is Gütersloh.

• 2.1 Management history
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 Kreistag
• 3.2 District
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 Partners and Sponsorships

• 4.1 Buildings and Parks
• 4.2 theaters, museums and art
• 4.3 Attractions
• 4.4 Nature Reserves
• 4.5 Sports

• 5.1 traffic 5.1.1 Road Traffic
• 5.1.2 Rail transport
• 5.1.3 bicycle
• 5.1.4 Air Traffic

• 5.2.1 newspapers
• 5.2.2 City Magazine
• 5.2.3 Radio and Television

Geography

Natural areas

The circle is for the greater part in the Emssandebene and thus in the Westphalian Bay. Here reign the sandy soils along the Ems and in the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest; known is the Senne.

In the north of the district area extends over the Teutoburg Forest out into the Ravens Mulde and has with these natural areas share in the forested mountains.

Haupthöhenzug of the circle is the Teutoburg Forest, the main river Ems with the Emsquellen. Accordingly, the highest peak in the district of Hengeberg in the Teutoburg Forest with 316 m above sea level. NN, while the lowest point at 56 meters above sea level. NN in Emstal west of Harsewinkel is.

Watercourses with more than 17 km in length in the district are:

• The Ems 43.2 km The Ems in Wiedenbrück
• The Hessel with 39.3 km
• The Wapelbach with 30.2 km
• The oil stream with 28.3 km
• The Welplagebach / Snake river / creek with Reinke 22.0 km
• The Senne river with 19.6 km
• The Dalke with 18.8 km
• The Rheda stream with 17.9 km
• Lutter with 17.8 km
• The Abrocksbach with 17.4 km

Expansion and use of the circle area

The district covers an area of ​​968.08 km ². The majority consists of utilized agricultural area and forest area, together about 76.5 %, followed by settlement and traffic area, together about 21%. The greatest extent from north to south is about 46.1 km in east-west direction and about 45.5 km. The northernmost point is located northwest of the center of Borgholzhausen at about 52 ° 8 ' 5.04 " N, 8 ° 17' 15.98 " O52.1347348.287771, the southernmost point is located at Benteler on the territory of the municipality Langenberg at 51 ° 43 ' 2.99 " N, 8 ° 23' 7.61 " O51.7174978.385446.

The land use in the district is divided as follows:

¹ Landesdatenbank NRW local profile for county-level cities, counties and municipalities, November 2010

Neighboring districts

The Gütersloh district is bordered to the north by the Lower Saxony district of Osnabrück and the District of Herford, on the east by the county-level city of Bielefeld and the Lippe district, on the southeast by the Paderborn district, to the south by the district of Soest and to the west the district of Warendorf.

Circle outline

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Communities

Rheda- Wiedenbrück, Rietberg, Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock and Verl have the status of a Middle district town, Gütersloh is a large district town.

History

Administrative history

The Gütersloh district was formed Wiedenbrück and Hall as part of the North Rhine-Westphalian government reform during the implementation of the Bielefeld - law on January 1, 1973, the two circles. The two Altkreise had been formed in 1816, its former provinces ( the Province of Westphalia here ) one hurried as Prussia in government districts and counties.

The new circle from the three communities Greffen, Harsewinkel and Marienfeld ( Warendorf district ) were also associated with newly formed city Harsewinkel and the local Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock from the well -resolved at this point circle Bielefeld. The latter had been in 1970 through a merger of the municipalities Schloß Holte, transmission (both circle Wiedenbrück ) and Stukenbrock (Kreis Paderborn ) formed and initially assigned to the district of Bielefeld.

The Gütersloh is today thus consists of thirteen cities and towns. He had his first seat in Rheda- Wiedenbrück, but withdrew in 1997 after the county government to Gütersloh.

Population Development

During the Gütersloh at its inception had about 280,000 inhabitants, the population grew over the next three decades by about 25% to over 350,000 inhabitants.

The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants of the district of Gütersloh. The figures up to 1970 are based on the area of the circle established in 1973. The figures are for 1987 to 1970 and from 1975 to census results and official updates to the State Office for Data Processing and Statistics. The numbers from 1975 to 1985 are estimated values ​​, the numbers from 1990 extrapolations based on the results of the census of 1987. Data refer to the resident population before 1985 and from 1985 to the population at the main place of residence.

Policy

Council

The council currently has 60 members, distributed according to the result of the municipal elections of 30 August 2009 to the individual parties as follows:

*) Dirk Hesse, a member of the FDP council Tags fraction was excreted into the party of reason (PDV) in January 2014.

The administrative budget of the district in 2006 was approximately 268.2 million euros, the capital budget around 24.5 million euros.

District

Coat of arms

Gütersloh has been awarded with certificate of Government President Detmold on 12 September 1974, the right to bear the coat of arms described below:

Coat Description: In the above divided shield in silver ( white) three red chevrons, topped with a golden ( yellow ) sign with a red sechsspeichigen wheel in red below a golden (yellow ) eagle.

The coat of arms contains symbols of the former county coat of arms of Halle ( 1947 ) and Wiedenbrück ( from 1935). The rafters are for the old county Ravens mountain; the wheel is reminiscent of the earlier osnabrückische Office Reckenberg, the eagle of the ancient county Rietberg. The colors red and gold are also the colors of the former Bishopric of Münster and Paderborn bishopric to which Harsewinkel and Stukenbrock formerly belonged.

See also: List of coats of arms in the district of Gütersloh and list of flags in the Gütersloh

Partners and Sponsorships

The Gütersloh maintains a partnership with the county district Valmiera in Latvia. For the circle Frankenstein in Silesia and the district of Rosenberg in West Prussia, he took over sponsorship. Exist in almost all cities and municipalities of the town twinning, sponsorships and / or partnerships with other cities at home and abroad. Partnerships Gütersloh - district Frankenstein (Silesia ); Gütersloh - district of Rosenberg (West Prussia); Rheda -Wiedenbrück - City Frankenstein and city rich stone (Silesia ); Gütersloh - Wine sponsor for the wine town of Lorch in the Rheingau

Partnerships ( in other European countries and overseas )

• Gütersloh - district of Valmiera (Latvia )
• City Borgholzhausen - New Haven / Missouri ( USA)
• Gütersloh - Châteauroux (France), Broxtowe ( UK), Grudziądz / Graudenz (Poland), Falun (Sweden) and Rzhev (Russia)
• Halle ( Westfalen) - Ronchin (France) and Valmiera (Latvia )
• City Harsewinkel - Les Andelys (France)
• Herzebrock -Clarholz - Le Chambon- Feugerolles (France), Steenwijk (Netherlands)
• Rheda - Wiedenbrück - Oldenzaal (Netherlands), Palamos (Spain ), Canton and Canton Aouda Adjengré (Togo)
• City Rietberg - Riberac (France) and Glogowek / Oberglogau (Poland )
• Community Steinhagen - Woerden (Netherlands), Fivizzano, (Italy )
• City Verl - Delphos / Ohio ( USA)
• City Versmold - Dobczyce (Poland )

Partnerships with East German cities

• City Borgholzhausen - Loessnitz (Erzgebirge)
• Community Langenberg - Neuzelle (Brandenburg)
• Rheda - Wiedenbrück - Heiligenstadt ( Thuringia)
• City Schloß Holte -Stukenbrock - Ostritz (Saxony )
• City Verl - Anna Castle (Saxony- Anhalt)
• City Werther (Westfalen ) - Werther ( Thuringia)

Culture and sights

Buildings and parks

The Ravens mountain castle in Borgholzhausen was built in 1080 by Hermann II of Cavelage, Earl of Ravens mountain, as a military base.

The Rheda Palace is one of the oldest moated castles Westphalia and is located in a historic castle garden at Flora Westfalica Park in Rheda -Wiedenbrück. Other Castles in the Gütersloh are the moated castle Tatenhausen, hunting Schloss Holte and Möhler castle.

The Peter -August- Böckstiegel house in Werther (Westphalia ) is an authentic artist got home that reflects the artistic activity of the Expressionists Peter August Böckstiegel, its natural and cultural connectedness and its exceptionally diverse work force.

Also located in the district many interesting parks: the Gartenschaupark Rietberg, the Botanical Garden Gütersloh, the monastery at Herzebrock and Clarholz and Flora Westfalica Park in Rheda -Wiedenbrück.

Theaters, museums and art

In addition to various local museums, there are other museums in the list of museums in the district of Gütersloh. The Miele Museum in Gütersloh dedicated Among others, the history of the washing machine, the City Museum Gütersloh next to the city's history also departments for technology and the history of medicine, in the Westphalian light railway and steam engine museum - locally known as " Mühlenstroth " - are historic locomotives to marvel at. In Wiedenbrücker School Museum Craft is shown.

Among the significant artists who come from the area of the circle, include the Expressionists Woldemar Winkler and Peter August Böckstiegel. The S- gallery in the center of the Sparkasse Gütersloh shows periodically works of Woldemar Winkler. Work of domestic and cross-regional artists, the Art Circle club in the historic Veerhoffhaus at the Old Church Square in Gütersloh.

In the county town of Gütersloh a new theater with up to 530 seats was opened in 2010. On an outdoor stage in the Mohns Park concerts are held in the summer. In Rietberg is the cultura a round theater in three floors available, a modern version of the 1599 -built Globe Theatre in London. In the People's Bank Arena, an open -air stage in Rietberger Gartenschaupark, are held cabaret and musical events prior to 2500 spectators.

Attractions

• Peter August Böckstiegel house, Werther (Westfalen )
• Steam railway Mühlenstroth, Gütersloh
• Theater Gütersloh
• Ravensburg Mountain, Borgholzhausen
• Rheda Castle, Rheda- Wiedenbrück
• Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock, Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock
• The Hermannsweg is a 156 km long trail, named after the Cheruscan Hermann. It passes over the crest of the Teutoburg Forest.
• The Hermannshöhen are a consortium of Hermann path and the Eggewegs. Hiking trails lead from Munsterland over the Teutoburg Forest to the Sauerland.
• The Prälatenweg connects the three monasteries Herzebrock Clarholz and Marienfeld.

Nature Reserves

In the district there are 45 nature reserves (including extension areas of nature conservation areas adjacent circles) with a total area of ​​approximately 47.2 km ². This represents approximately 4.9% of the total area of the circle. The vast majority serve these areas the protection of wetland habitats.

The nature reserves in the different municipalities are (as of 1 January 2011, double naming when distributed to several area communities ):

In the fields of Werther and Langenberg are no nature reserves.

Sports

The high class football teams make the SC Verl and the SC Wiedenbrück 2000, competing in the 2013/14 season in the Regionalliga West. The FC Gütersloh 2000, who took early in the 2nd Bundesliga, playing in the Oberliga Westfalen fünftklassigen. Women's football club FSV Gütersloh 2009 plays in the women's Bundesliga.

In Gütersloh district there are five 18- hole golf courses.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Road

The Federal Highway 2 (Dortmund -Hannover ) can be reached in the Gütersloh via the interchanges Gütersloh, Rheda- Wiedenbrück and Herzebrock- Clarholz, the federal motorway 33 ( Bielefeld - Paderborn ) over the driveways Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock, Stukenbrock / senna in the south and Borgholzhausen in the north. By the district also extend the federal highways 55 ( Lower Rhine - Westphalia-Lippe about Langenberg and Rheda- Wiedenbrück ), 61 ( Ruhr - Bremen Rheda- Wiedenbrück and Gütersloh ), 64 ( Münster resin over Herzebrock- Clarholz, Rheda- Wiedenbrück and Rietberg ) and 68 ( Oldenburger Munsterland - Warburger beading on Halle (Westfalen ) ). The B 513 leads from sassenberg to Gütersloh.

Rail transport

The circle area is crossed (see Hamm- Minden railway line ) in east-west direction of the significant for the passenger and freight mainline Ruhrgebiet -Hannover- Berlin. From their branches several, mostly single-track branch lines from: The rail line Osnabrück Bielefeld Haller Willem, the Senne - Bielefeld railway Paderborn and the Warendorf train Rheda re- Brück Minster. In addition, the Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn ( TWE ) operates the line Ibbenbüren- Hovelhof for freight. There are transport plans for a partial reactivation of this route.

Cycling

In everyday driving the bike in the Gütersloh is of considerable importance, as well as in other areas of Munster country. Can be driven on numerous well-developed Pättkes between the towns and away from heavy traffic. In the towns, as in Gutersloh, up to 25% of the ways of the inhabitants traveled by bicycle. Several long-distance routes and local cycle paths traverse the circle area, such as the R1 cycle, the spa route, the EmsRadweg and the railway cycle routes Teuto Senne and Hellweg -Weser. At some stations, including Central Station Gütersloh, Halle ( Westphalia ) and Rheda- Wiedenbrück, there are bike stations.

Traffic

There are in Gütersloh a British military airfield. The nearest international airport is the Airport Paderborn -Lippstadt.

Media

Newspapers

In Gütersloh circle appear the Neue Westfälische (especially with a large circulation in Gütersloh ), the bell (especially with a large circulation in the south circle ) and the Westfalen-Blatt, which appears in some regional editions as " Versmolder indicator " or " Verler newspaper". In the northern district (Hall, Borgholzhausen, Versmold, Steinhagen, Werther ) is spreading the Haller circle sheet. In the extreme south of the circle ( Rietberg ) the erscheindende in Lippstadt daily newspaper is read The Patriot.

City ​​Magazine

In all cities and towns of the district except Borgholzhausen appear city magazines or advertising journals:

• Gütersloh: Bonewie, The Isselhorster, The Kattenbote, GT Extra, GT info, guetsel.de
• Hall: experience Haller Willem, Hall
• Harsewinkel: Emskurier, marketplace Harsewinkel
• Harsewinkel - Greffen; The Spökenkieker ( circular boundary-crossing local magazine Sass Mountain / Circle WAF)
• Herzebrock- Clarholz: market and community, aha magazine
• Langenberg: Trend, aha magazine
• Rheda- Wiedenbrück: The talk of the town, aha magazine
• Rietberg Rietberger Stadt Anzeiger, Emsblatt
• Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock: The Stadt-Anzeiger, senna Forum, City Journal SHS
• Steinhagen Steinhagen experience, Steinhagen showcase
• Verl Verl life, Verler Magazine
• Versmold: Versmold experience, The Spökenkieker ( circular boundary-crossing local magazine Sass Mountain / Circle WAF)
• Werther Werther Currently, experience Werther

Radio and TV

The local radio station called Radio Gütersloh, daytime produces more than six hours of personal mix of news and features from throughout the district of Gütersloh and switch gears in the framework program of Radio NRW. There are local news every hour from 6:30 bis 19:30 clock. To receive the transmitter is in the district over three terrestrial FM frequencies and on the cable frequency 97.2.

An open channel for the district of Gütersloh there is not. Local messages are " currently OWL " sent in the WDR program as part of the TV magazine " Current hour ".

Established businesses

The largest employers in the industrial and commercial sectors are

• In Gütersloh Bertelsmann (which is represented by the permanent establishments of its subsidiary companies in other cities and towns of the district, a total of 12,500 employees in the Gütersloh ) and Miele ( 5,000 employees in urban areas)
• In Harsewinkel Claas
• Hall Storck and Gerry Weber
• Rheda- Wiedenbrück the TönniesFleisch work, Westfalia Van Conversion and Westag & Getalit
• In Steinhagen Hörmann
• In Verl Beckhoff, Nobilia and Teckentrup
• Especially in Versmold to meat processing companies have settled.

Are in Gütersloh district about 138 912 registered social insurance contributions (as of June 2010). They are distributed mainly in the following sectors:

• Trade ( 20,228 employees)
• Mechanical ( 10,626 )
• Health and social work ( 10,487 )
• Food industry ( 9099 )
• Other economic services ( 8,991 )
• Manufacture of metal products, metal production and processing ( 8481 )
• Traffic ( 7307 )
• Wood products and furniture ( 7,167 )
• Construction ( 7144 )
• Professional, scientific, technical services ( 7,016 )
• Information and communication, publishers ( 4527 )
• Finance and Insurance ( 2645 )
• Printing industry ( 2556 )
• Rubber and plastic ( 2335 )
• Hospitality ( 2,316 )

Compared to the national average, there are so relatively many companies in the holzverarbeitenden-/der furniture industry, in the food industry and the printing industry. Relatively few companies are there in the hospitality industry.

In Gütersloh district, the average disposable income of households in 2008 was 22,375 euros, well above the average in East Westphalia -Lippe ( 20,477 euros ), North Rhine -Westphalia ( 19,837 euros ) and Germany ( 18 974 euros ). The gross domestic product per person employed in 2008 was 63,383 euros (compared to OWL 58 496 €, 63 011 € NRW, Germany 61,963 euros ). The purchasing power index in 2008 was 102.6 by 2.6 percentage points above the national average ( = 100), it is the highest in Steinhagen ( 106.5 ), Gütersloh (104) and Verl ( 103.6 ) and the lowest in Versmold ( 99.2 ), Harsewinkel (99.5 ) and Borg Holzhausen ( 99.7 ) were recorded.

Export quota

The export share in manufacturing Con t in 2007 34%. In comparison, the nationwide rate was 43%. 2011, the export quota in the circle as well as in the town of Gütersloh 36%; the lowest rate was recorded Langenberg with 17 %, the highest Harsewinkel with 59%.

Unemployment

The unemployment rate in June 2012 was 4.8 % compared to 4.6 % in June 2011, 5.3% in June 2010 and 5.4% in June 2009. While the unemployment rate in June 2012 was lower than 3.1 percentage points in North Rhine -Westphalia ( 8.0%) and 1.8 percentage points lower than in the federal funds ( 6.6%).

In December 2008, 25.97 % of all unemployed were longer than one year. In comparison, the long-term unemployment in Germany is 32.1 % and 36.83 % in NRW even.