Merzenich

Merzenich is a town in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany and belongs to the district of Düren. The town has 6,963 inhabitants Merzenich (31 December 2006 ), the entire community 9855 (31 December 2008 ). Since 1998, this number is approximately constant after it had been twice increased by more than 10 % per decade.

• 2.1 Church
• 2.2 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal

• 4.1 Jewish Cemetery
• 4.2 Museum
• 4.3 Structures

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Education
• 5.3 Electricity, gas, water

Geography

Geographical Location

Merzenich is located on the eastern outskirts of Düren in the Lower Rhine Basin and is drained by Elle brook. Just north is the brown coal open pit Hambach, which advances with the relocation of the A 4 and the resettlement of the village Morschenich in the northern municipality.

Expansion of the municipal district

The municipal area is 37.91 km ² and is located on the eastern edge of the circle Düren.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Merzenich

• Merzenich
• Girbelsrath
• Golzheim and
• Morschenich

Neighboring communities

• Düren
• Niederzier
• Noervenich

• Sindelsdorf
• Kerpen

Crest and Banner

Banner of the community Merzenich

The municipality has been awarded with certificate of the District President of Cologne on 24 October 1975, the right to bear a coat of arms.

Blazon: " In red a golden (yellow ) double-headed eagle surmounted by a continuous vierlätzigen, golden ( yellow ) Tournament collar. "

The coat of arms is based on a seal of 1447, which showed only the double eagle. The tournament collar comes from the men Stach from Golzheim and was added later. The four bibs represent the districts of Alt- Merzenich, Girbelsrath, Golzheim and Morschenich.

The community has also been awarded with certificate of Government President Cologne on 23 June 1978, the right to bear a flag ( as a banner ).

Description of banner: " In the red bunting above a golden double-headed eagle surmounted by a continuous vierlätzigen Tournament collar. "

History

The name of the place is of Martiniacum, a compound of the Latin personal name Martin [i ] us and the Celtic suffix - ( i) acum (fr ), ie "home of Martinus ' derived. It is first mentioned Merzenich in 1225 in a charter of Count Otto von Neuenahr. In the village there was a castle that is completely gone except for a few ditches. In the 19th century the castle fell into disrepair and was not rebuilt.

In the synopses of the Archbishops of Cologne Golzheim is mentioned for the first time on 28 November 1015. 1382 the village Gerbätzräude ( Girbelsrath ) to the Archbishop of Cologne was ceded. Morsaz ( Morschenich ) was first mentioned in 1158. There were also 1939 to 1955 a large-scale test facility in which they tried to break down brown coal in underground mines.

Church

Incorporations

On 1 July 1969, the former municipalities Girbelsrath, Golzheim and Morschenich were incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

The 26 seats of the council distribute at:

• CDU: 7 seats
• Christian Democratic Group ( former CDU councilors ): 7 seats
• SPD: 7 seats
• Citizens for Merzenich: 4 seats
• FDP: 1 seat

(Updated: June 3, 2010)

Culture and sights

Jewish Cemetery

Museum

Structures

The landmark of the place Merzenich, the old Catholic parish church, consisting of a formed in the high Gothic tower and a late Gothic nave, is first mentioned in 1300. The present parish church of St. Lawrence was built in 1900. The spire was destroyed in the Second World War and never rebuilt.

Another Merzenicher landmark is the old, renovated water tower, which was built in 1608 and until the 20th century was a windmill. Today it is used for cultural events.

→ See also water towers in the district of Düren

Economy and infrastructure

Early 1970s was a great commercial area with Girbelsrath. There is the J. & W. Stollenwerk oHG, one of the biggest canned food manufacturer in Germany, resident. In addition, the GMS has Günter Meyer Society for road rehabilitation mbH, a service provider for road rehabilitation, their headquarters Moreover, many medium-sized companies located in the industrial area Merzenicher.

The Council of the Municipality Merz ego has approved the redevelopment of another commercial zone on the municipality. Concrete plans envisage that this industrial park is located on the moor at the north- eastern outskirts of the village. It is therefore very convenient for the train station of the S 12 to Cologne, but also directly to the soon-coming motorway junction " Merzenich / Lower Trim " on the A 4

Traffic

From 1908 to 1963 Merzenich was developed by a small train and tram Düren circular path. The railway ran from Düren Merzenich, Noervenich and Zuelpich after Embken. Furthermore, the railway Aachen clips - Köln, the municipal area. By 1995 the railway line branched Düren - Neuss in the direction Sindelsdorf, this route is now closed and dismantled. At the previous branch was founded April 29, 2003, an S- Bahn stop with a large commuter parking lot on the line Aachen - Cologne. Along this line also extends the railroad bike path.

The S-Bahn line 12 connects Merzenich on working days with Cologne and in the opposite direction to Düren.

In rail transport, the breakpoint Merzenich is served by the following lines (as of December 9, 2012 ):

*: At night, a ride on Horrem also continue to Aachen main station and back.

By Merzenich the highway runs 264 of Düren to Cologne. After laying the A4 because of the open pit Hambach Merzenich will receive a motorway.

Education

Primary schools there are in Golzheim and Merzenich. Secondary school students with school buses to be driven Noervenich. Both in low ornamental as well as in Merzenich itself, there are sites of comprehensive school Niederzier / Merzenich. Other secondary schools are located in the near Düren.

Four daycare centers are in Merzenich and one ready in Girbelsrath and Morschenich for the next generation.

Electricity, gas, water

The supply of electricity is carried out by RWE, the supply of gas and water through the Stadtwerke Düren.

Personalities

• Florian Moll (* 1991) Disabled Athletes
• Kalle Pohl (* 1951) Comedian
• Peggy Porschen (* 1963) lives in England pastry chef, author and entrepreneur
• Manuel Rösler (born 1972 ) Composer