Lohmar

Lohmar is a town in the Rhein- Sieg-Kreis in the southern part of the Bergisch land on the river Agger. Originally, the name comes apparently from Frankish immigrants who made ​​up the name of their language, which is Loh and Mar for standing bodies of water or a swamp for the forest.

  • 3.1 City Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 3.4 Visual appearance - Lohmar in public
  • 3.5 Town twinning
  • 4.1 Castles
  • 4.2 Music
  • 4.3 libraries
  • 4.4 Parks, green areas and forests
  • 4.5 Sports Events
  • 5.1 kindergartens
  • 5.2 schools
  • 5.3 Established businesses
  • 5.4 telecommunications
  • 5.5 Media
  • 6.1 rail and bus
  • 6.2 cycling
  • 6.3 roads
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 7.2 freeman
  • 7.3 associated with the city people

Geography

Neighboring communities

The city is adjacent to Lohmar following cities and towns: Overath, Rösrath (both Rheinisch- Bergisch District ), Milton of Campsie, Siegburg, Troisdorf (all Rhein-Sieg -Kreis).

Boroughs

The present city Lohmar was formed by the local government reform in 1969 the formerly independent communities Lohmar, Breidt, Halberg, Inger and Scheiderhöhe the Office Lohmar and the official free municipal election Scheid. The Lohmarer metropolitan area is divided into 31 districts with about 108 associated hamlets and farms.

Districts

Agger, Albach, Algert, Birk, Breidt, Dahlhaus, Deesem, Donrath, Durbusch, Ellhausen, donors, Grimberg, Hausen, Heath, Heppenberg, Höffen, Honrath, Hove, Hoven, Inger, Krahwinkel, Lohmar, Muchensiefen, Münchhof, Neuhonrath, Supreme height, Scheid, Scheiderhöhe, Wahlscheid Weegen and Wielpuetz.

Habitations and hamlets

Agger hut, Bach, Mühle, Bich, birches, Bloch, Bombach, Breideneichen, Büchel ( at Naaf ) Dachskuhl, Emmer Bach, Feienberg, fox farm, Gammersbach, Green Agger, Green Born, Hähngen, Halberg, Hammerschbüchel, Hausdorp, heather ( at Höffen ) Höfferhof, scorn, mockery mountain, Holl, Höngesberg, Honsbach, Ingersauel, Jexmühle, Juechen, Kattwinkel, Kellershohn, core, Kirchbach, Klas mountain, Klefhaus, small Bombach, small hedges, Knipscherhof, Cross shelter, Kreuznaaf, Kucken Bach, Mackenbach, Mailahn, Meigermühle, naaf, Naaferberg, Naafshäuschen, Neuheim, Oberscheid, Upper Schönrath, Oberstesiefen, Peisel, Pützrath, Reelsiefen, Rodderhof, Röttgen, Hall, Salgert, Schiefelbusch, Schlehecken, Schoenberg, Schiffarth, Sottenbach, Woodpecker Mount, sticks, Pride stream, stump, Ungertz, sub Dahlhaus, Unterstesiefen, Weeg, Weiler Hohn, Wickuhl, angle

Farms

Alfs Hard, broom Broich, Birkhof, Broich, Bruckerhof, fish castle, pit pilot, Hagen, Hagerhof, Hitzhof, Höhnchen, Höngen, Hoverhof, Ingerhof, Catherine Bach, parish Scheid, Krölenbroich, Lohmarhohn, Meigerhof, My Broich, Neuenhof, Rosauel, Scherferhof, Schöpcherhof, Windlöck

Mills

Breidtersteegsmühle, Dorpmühle, Gammersbacher mill, mill donors, Helmgesmühle, Honsbachermühle, Naafer mill

Castles

Schloss Auel, castle Hausdorp, castle Honrath, castle Lohmar, castle Schönrath, castle Suelz.

Waters

Largest flowing water is the Agger. In Lohmarer urban area also lead some bridges over the Agger, which are popular with tourists as a photo opportunity or photo starting point.

History

Lohmar was first mentioned in a donation of Archbishop Sigewin to the pin Georg in Cologne, which is estimated to be in 1081. It is a courtyard in Lomere is mentioned. Politically, Lohmar to the Official Blankenburg, in the Duchy of Berg.

Napoleon stayed during an inspection of the Army of the Rhine in 1811 at Schloss Auel at Wahlscheid on, it was his only visit to the Rhineland. On 1 August 1969, the municipalities of the offices Lohmar and Wahlscheid were merged to form the new municipality of Lohmar. Lohmar has since 1991, the city rights.

* As of December 31

Policy

City ​​council

  • CDU: 17
  • Green: 12
  • SPD: 6
  • FDP: 3
  • UWG: 1
  • Left: 1

The City Council is the local representation of the people of the city Lohmar. The awarding of the 40 seats decided by the citizens every five years by universal, direct, free, equal and secret elections.

It ruled for the local elections on 30 August 2009, a coalition of CDU and Alliance 90/The Greens.

Mayor

Mayor since 2004 Wolfgang Röger ( CDU). He was reelected in 2009 with 84.7 % of the valid votes in his office.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in its upper part the Lions' ( Lohmar formerly belonged to the Duchy of Berg) and in the lower part of the confluence of Agger and Suelz.

Visual appearance - Lohmar in public

Early 2003 led Lohmar a new visual appearance. In order for the city to provide a uniform and distinctively presented to the public. The most important aspect is the new logo that will be placed on all means of communication and activities of optically prominent place. In addition, it acts as if a trademark for the city council and its services.

" The black writing is for the man-made structures. The green wave represents the mountainous landscape of the city Lohmar. The blue wave represents the confluence of Agger and Suelz Lohmarer in the city. "

Twinning

Lohmar has since 1974 been twinned with Frouard and Pompey in France, since 1986 Vila Verde in Portugal, since 1990 with Eppendorf in Saxony and since 2007 with the Polish Żarów.

Culture and sights

Castles

  • Castle Hausdorp
  • Castle Honrath
  • Castle Lohmar
  • Castle Schönrath
  • Castle Suelz
  • Schloss Auel

Music

The city operates Lohmar the music and art school Lohmar, which can enjoyed considerable success until the federal level and several artists and projects has spawned, which are themselves internationally active now. There are many choirs and orchestras, some of which are organized church.

Libraries

The City Library Lohmar has around 40,000 media items, such as books, magazines, newspapers, CD -ROMs, computer games, CDs, audio books, cassettes, DVDs and conventional games. In the city library Lohmar and the city library Wahlscheid are 4 Internet workstations are available. With 50,000 visitors in 2010, the city library is the most visited cultural institution in the city. 5 lendings are made on average per citizen.

Parks, green spaces and forests

In the town center there are up to the park at the Villa Friedlinde little greenery. For the periphery is very green due to the rural structure. Particularly recommendable is that because of its flora and fauna nature reserve Naafbachtal, Siegburger state forest or nature reserve also former restricted area of the Wahner Heide. But the landscape garden Agger arc in the district of choice Scheid is worth a visit. By Lohmarer urban area the German Avenues Route runs. An avenue with three rows of trees can be found between Lohmar and Donrath Rösrath - Rambrücken.

Sports events

In Lohmarer urban area there are golf courses at Schloss Auel ( Wahlscheid ) and Naafshäuschen ( Agger ). The international cycle race "Around the Cologne -Bonn airport " has been conducting Lohmar with sprint on the main road.

Economy and infrastructure

Kindergartens

There are in Lohmar five municipal kindergartens ( by the City of Lohmar ), eight denominationally supported kindergartens ( four Protestant, four Catholic ), including one operated by the Protestant Church in Wahlscheid Integrative kindergarten and three more in sponsorship of the workers' welfare and parent initiatives.

Train

Primary schools

  • Community Primary School Birk (open all-day schools )
  • Community Primary School Donrath (open all-day schools )
  • Community Primary School Forest School Lohmar (open all-day schools, with teaching pool )
  • Community primary school choice Scheid (open all-day schools )

Secondary schools

  • Gemeinschaftshauptschule Lohmar
  • Realschule Lohmar
  • School Lohmar

The junior high school and high school Lohmar Lohmar are adjacent on Donrather triangle. In addition to two sports fields, a new artificial turf field and the lawn, there is also the Jabachhalle, which is used for physical education, but also cultural events serves. Recently, with the introduction of afternoon classes because of the shortening of the school on 12 grades, the students can get in a newly built cafeteria lunch.

Other schools outside the compulsory education

  • Music and art school Lohmar
  • Nature School Agger arc ( in Lohmar - Wahlscheid )
  • Community college in the Rhein- Sieg-Kreis - purpose association

Established businesses

The metropolitan area is characterized mainly by agriculture and forestry. Industry, which came relatively late to the proximity to the motorway A 3. Mainly companies in the sectors of metal processing and electrical industry and plastics processing are represented, including Emitec. Lohmar - Scheiderhöhe is also the founding place and until now Headquarters of the Group ABS pump, one of the largest manufacturers of pumps and agitators.

In recent years, the center developed by various new construction and renovations. The office and shopping center " Lohmarer Courts ", which opened in late 2008, has contributed a large part to this development and increased the attractiveness Lohmars for the retail industry significantly. Today, many businesses, such as the chain stores KiK and Rossmann, the bakery Oebel and the jeweler Chronoline are represented locally. On 17 November 2011 yet opened the country of purchase at the new location, creating a further asset to the local economy. In the future, will still colonize other companies and continue the economic expansion.

Telecommunications

In the district Birk is the 134 meter high telecommunications tower Lohmar -Birk of Deutsche Telekom AG.

Media

The most important radio station for Lohmar is Radio Bonn / Rhein-Sieg, the local radio station for Bonn as well as all cities and municipalities of the Rhein- Sieg-Kreis. Most important print media as newspapers of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger with the local edition for the Rhein -Sieg- Gazette and the Cologne Rundschau with the local edition for the Rhein -Sieg- Rundschau, as well as a monthly newspaper of the city Lohmarer Gazette.

Traffic

Rail and bus

In rail transport Lohmar is connected by the breakpoint Honrath to the Agger train from Cologne via Overath and Gummersbach to Marie Heath, operates on the Oberbergische (RB 25 ) to Cologne and after Marie Heath.

Previously, there was also a Lohmarer downtown train station on the railway line Siegburg - Olpe, which originally ran on towards Gummersbach of Siegburg Lohmar and Overath, but the passenger was set here in 1956. Until the late 1980s there were freight between Siegburg and Lohmar. The section Lohmar Overath is reduced since the 1960s. Today, the section Siegburg station will win work still traveled by freight trains. The rest of the route Siegburg - Lohmar has been, or is converted into a cycle path. On the "Forest path " between Siegburg and Lohmar are currently the tracks that are now overgrown.

In the road passenger transport operate in the transport association Rhein-Sieg (VRS ) numerous bus routes, mainly between Siegburg, Rösrath and Overath. After adjustment of the exempted student traffic, there are now also for the public bus connections to the villages on the so-called ridge Lohmars; because the buses but still these villages rarely approach and mainly continue to serve the student movement, the citizens Lohmars can additionally order a Anrufsammeltaxi (AST ) and thus are not cut off from the city.

Cycling

In particular, the axis through the Agger ( Siegburg - Lohmar - Wahlscheid - Overath ) along the B 484 is well served by bike paths. The ridge and the axis through the Jabachtal along the B507, however, are not developed with bike lanes. The city Lohmar currently working on (end of 2007) a bicycle concept for the systematic improvement of cycling infrastructure.

Lohmar is double bonded to the A 3. While the junction Lohmar (31 ) traffic, as usual, allowed in both directions, is at the junction Lohmar -Nord ( 30b) by a half- solution that allows traffic only from and to Frankfurt. The counterpart to this semi- solution is to be found at the next junction Rösrath (30) ( Scharrenbroich ), which receives the traffic from and towards Cologne.

In the city of 21 061 licensed motor vehicles, including 17,955 passenger cars

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Horst Becker, NRW state parliament representative of the Green
  • Johann Gregor Breuer, teacher and pastor, founder of the first journeyman club in Elberfeld (1846 ) and pioneer of the Kolping Society
  • Max Hoff, canoeist
  • John Philip Hoever, founder of the religious association of the poor brethren of Saint Francis, 1857 in Aachen
  • Michael Kohtes, writer and journalist
  • Berta Lungstras, founder of the first Protestant women's shelter in 1873 in Bonn
  • Käthe Overath, resistance fighter in the time of National Socialism, " Righteous Among the Nations "
  • Dietmar Schott, Head of Sports of the WDR Radio Broadcasting

Freeman

  • Hermann Oberheuser, Mayor
  • Wilhelm Schulte, Mayor
  • Wilhelm Schulte, Mayor
  • Kurt Stremlau, local politicians
  • Bernhard Walterscheid -Müller, entrepreneurs and local historian
  • Dr. Hans Günther van Allen, Mayor

Associated with the city people

  • Karl Heinz Bräuer ( † 9 December 2007 Lohmar ), former member of parliament of NRW SPD and District Chairman of IG Metall Cologne
  • John Goldsby (born 1958 ), American jazz musician, lives in Lohmar with his family since 1994
  • Otto Günsche ( † 2 October 2003 in Lohmar ) was an SS -Sturmbannführer and personal aide to Adolf Hitler
  • Paul Shepherd (1921 - 2010), founder of Colonia Dignidad in Chile former, founded in 1956 in Lohmar Heath The "Private Sociale mission", a reform school for children from group members of his Free Church community.
  • Manfred Schoof (* 1936), jazz trumpeter, lives in Lohmar
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