Lembeck

Lembeck is a village in the town of Dorsten in the district of Recklinghausen. The town has 5246 inhabitants ( 2011) and is nationally known mainly through the Schloss Lembeck.

Geography

Lembeck, with a total area of ​​approximately 52.7 km ² the largest district of Dorsten. In the north Lembeck borders the municipality Reken in the district of Borken, in the east on the town of Haltern am See in the district of Recklinghausen. In the southeast Lembeck adjacent to the Dorsten area Wulfen, to the south by the Dorsten area interpretation and to the west the city limits ranges for Dorsten district Rhade to Rhader station approach, later in the north-western border is to Rhade and the municipality of Gentiles in the Borken behind highway A 31

History

Lembeck was named in 1017 in a document for the first time. Adolf von Lembeck was the owner of an episcopal main courtyard; on him the name of locality is due. Over the centuries, this was built near the main courtyard, the Schloss Lembeck, which is considered one of the most beautiful moated castles in the Ruhr and Münster. The territory in which the jurisdiction of the Lords of Lembeck subject - the " glory Lembeck " - included the places Altschermbeck, alder and today Dorsten Districts Hervest, Holsworthy, Lembeck Rhade and Wulfen. The name " glory Lembeck " was retained for the northern city of Dorsten area today.

In the 17th century, especially 1610-1614, attained the glory of a supra-regional importance in witch trials. In Lembeck called the water sample was performed. This " expert opinions " was so strongly claimed that they occasionally represented the economic basis of the gentlemen Lembeck.

Lembeck has been part of the municipal reorganization, which entered into force on 1 January 1975, the city of Dorsten. Bernhard Loick until the end of 1974, the last of eleven mayors of the independent community Lembeck.

Economy

Lembeck has two industrial parks: a Endelner to the streets to indoor riding arena and Krusenhof and undeveloped in the 1990s industrial estate field directly related to the A 31 with the baroque Schloss Lembeck in the forest area, the Hagen and the eastern edge of the Hohe Mark Lembeck as recreational area of great importance. A nationally known for his pioneering achievements in the fields of bioenergy and manufacturing products from renewable resources become companies Lembeck is the Loick AG.

Culture and sights

In Lembeck Castle is located on the mezzanine floor of the main house a palace museum, including artifacts such as Chinese porcelain, Flemish tapestries, paintings and furniture are shown from the Rococo and Empire in the part of a tour. , Designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun Grand Ballroom ( Sly Saal ) in the late Baroque style is of national importance. In the attic of the home club Lembeck operates since 1992 the local museum, are shown in the products and agricultural equipment from the past as well as archaeological finds ( open Saturday and Sunday afternoon). In the former palace kitchen in the basement of the main house there is also a gallery that displays images of the artist Hans Hubertus Graf von Merveldt. In the attic of the water castle is one of the largest history museums in Germany. On several 100 square meters of the home club Lembeck shows there fully assembled old workshops such as Stellmacher, clog maker, braiding, wood processing and agricultural implements from the past two centuries. In parallel, domestic life is represented with partial original exhibits. A guided tour takes approximately one hour. Admission to the museum is home free.

Every first Sunday in May there are about 100,000 visitors to the Lembecker animal market to see.

For hiking and relaxing invite the many forests and meadows.