Jüchen

Juechen is a municipality in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine -Westphalia. The community is located between the north-west Mönchengladbach and the southeastern Grevenbroich. The Garzweiler mine is located south of Juechen nearby.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Town twinning
  • 3.3 The coat of arms of the municipality Juechen
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 opencast
  • 4.3 traffic

Geography

Expansion of the municipal district

The north - south distance is 10.8 km and the east- west extension of 9.4 km.

Community structure

The municipality Juechen following districts include:

  • Aldenhoven
  • Bedburdyck
  • Dam
  • Dürselen
  • Garzweiler
  • Gierath
  • Gubberath
  • Hackhausen
  • Herbe Rath
  • Hochneukirch
  • Wood
  • Hoppers
  • Kamphausen
  • Kelzenberg
  • Mürmeln
  • New Hoven
  • Otzenrath
  • Priest Erath
  • Spenrath
  • Rath
  • Schaan
  • Trick
  • Stessen
  • Stolzenberg
  • Waat
  • Spermaceti
  • Wey

Hochneukirch was called up to the connection to the imperial railway network in 1873 Neukirchen.

In the course of Garzweiler mine were in course of time the villages:

  • Garzweiler
  • Wood
  • Otzenrath
  • Priest Erath
  • Spenrath
  • Stolzenberg

Resettled and dredged later. During the relocation, the local name of the previously existing villages were added (to differentiate ) by the name "Alt" and the place names of the newly created local documents by the term "New". After complete dissolution of the old resettlement and local documents, the additional terms " New" have been removed from the local name of the new local documents.

Population

( to September 30)

( at December 31 )

History

First settlements date back to the prehistoric period ( Linear Pottery culture ). The place name probably derives from the Roman Villa Jucunda from, which was located on the western edge of today's Juechen. From the time of the 6th and 7th century Frankish graves were found. In the year 866 of the Prüm Abbey was given to reason in Iuhcgende / Iughgende; this early mention you identified earlier with Juechen what is rejected today.

The first mention is done to secure 1273 / 4th Juechen belonged to the end of the 18th century the Duchy of Jülich (Official Kaster ). In 1794, the area was occupied by French troops. It was the Mairie Juechen that belonged in the Département de la Roer to the canton in the Arrondissement Krefeld Odenkirchen. 1815 Juechen came to the Kingdom of Prussia. A year later the mayor Juechen who came to the county Grevenbroich and 1929 to the circle Grevenbroich- Neuss was born. 1975 Juechen was a part of the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.

Incorporations

In the 1930s, there were some local reorganisations, which also affected the space Juechen: 1937 the Office Elsen was dissolved. The community Elsen was incorporated into the city Grevenbroich and the community Elfgen remained an independent municipality in the Juechen. The community Kelzenberg was on this short disbanded and incorporated into the parish Juechen. In 1964, the municipality Elfgen was disbanded due to the lignite plans and the place was in the city Grevenbroich his resettlement site. On January 1, 1975, the new church Juechen was formed from the communities Juechen, Hochneukirch, Garzweiler and Bedburdyck.

Policy

Parish council

  • Total number of seats: 46 ( 38 regular seats, plus 8 overhang mandates).
  • CDU: 20 seats
  • SPD: 11 seats
  • FDP: 8 seats
  • GREEN: 3 seats
  • FWG: 3 seats
  • PIRATES: 1 seat

The Alderman of the Left came out shortly after the election of his party and joined in September 2011, the Pirate Party.

Twinning

  • Leers ( Nord) in France
  • Rebesgrün, hamlet of the town of Auerbach / Vogtl. (Saxony )

The coat of arms of the municipality Juechen

" In a silver blue church in side view, ( heraldic ) left a golden shield with a red - gezungten black lion; top left is an increasing, golden moon; top right sechsstrahliger gold star. "

The coat of arms was approved on 21 July 1978. Situated in a deed dated September 8, 1303 in the Prussian State Archives Dusseldorf ( Urkunde-Nr. 17, Saarn, Cistercian ) hanging seals of Juechen shows in the round seal box front, surmounted by an open outwards Crescent, the shield of Jülich than those of the landlords, rear, each with a cross on the tower and choir. The colors of Jülich are known: in gold a black lion with red tongue. Matching was chosen as the color of the Shield of Juechen Blue, which then shine on a white church with a black door and windows same yellow stars. The church depicted seems available in the emergence of the seal in Juechen -been God's house to be. The additions Moon and Star can be found at this time common in seals and coats of arms. Thus the oldest preserved seal of Titz at Jülich sheet from the year 1343 on the Jülich lions also moon and star. The ingredients could the Crusades from the Orient, where Moon and Star are numerous flags adorn, have come into our home.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Neo-Gothic Catholic Church of St. James the Elder. in Juechen
  • Evangelical Court Church behind the houses on the market Jüchen
  • House Katz in Juechen, the listed building houses, among other things, the youth welfare office
  • Windmill towers in Juechen and Hochneukirch
  • Schloss Dyck ( at the dam, former headquarters of Prince Salm- Dyck Reifferscheidt )
  • Nicholas monastery near dam
  • Dyck wine house in dam
  • Water tower in wood ( blown up because Garzweiler mine in January 2011)
  • Catholic Churches in Hochneukirch and Bedburdyck
  • Becherhof in Aldenhoven
  • Castle tower Gierath
  • Leuffen manor in Old Otzenrath (demolished on February 26, 2007)

Education In Juechen are located in urban sponsored a total of five primary schools ( the Cath. Primary school in Hochneukirch, the Janus Koczak Elementary School in New Otzenrath, community primary school in Juechen, Linde school in Gierath & Community Primary School in Bedburdyck ), the gymnasium and the Realschule Juechen, and the Community Secondary School in Hochneukirch.

Open-cast mining

South West of Juechen is the Garzweiler mine. The members of the community Juechen districts Otzenrath Spenrath and was therefore demolished and relocated. The lignite mine Garzweiler is visible from a vantage point.

Traffic

Juechen lies on the railway line Reydt -Cologne- Ehrenfeld with a 1889 errichtetem, its own railway station and reception building. The station building is now privately owned. In the community Juechen in the Hochneukirch to 1983 of Jülich upcoming route led, one.

Personalities

  • Hermann Hersch (* 1821 in Juechen; † July 27, 1870 in Berlin), German poet and playwright.
  • Heinrich Siegmund Blanckertz ( born June 3, 1823 in Juechen; † August 7, 1908 in Berlin), founder of the German spring steel industry.
  • Peter Bamm, actually Curt Emmrich, ( born October 20, 1897 in Hochneukirch, † March 30, 1975 in Zollikon, Switzerland ), German writer.
  • Dr. Fritz von Ameln (* 1901 in Juechen; † July 27, 1970 ), management consultant. From 1954 to 1966 he was a member of the Düsseldorf Landtag. He was also a member of the Committee on Reconstruction and Chairman of the Sports Committee. Its activity to promote sport is emphasized. For years he was first chairman of the sports community Düren 99 The council of the district of Düren he belonged from 1956 to 1961 on, from 1956 to 1960 as a district administrator. Dr. von Ameln received in 1967 by the Federal President, the Grand Cross of Merit.
  • Dietrich Zillessen ( b. 1937 ), Professor of Religious Education at the University of Cologne
  • Willibert Kremer (* October 15, 1939 in Hochneukirch ), German football coach and former football player.
  • Annette Schavan ( born June 10, 1955 in Juechen ), 2005-2013 Federal Minister of Education and Research.
  • Sylvia Kollek ( born January 30, 1970 in Czarnowąsy ), grew up in Aldenhoven, jury member of the TV show was " Germany seeks the superstar ".
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