Reken

Reken is a municipality in Western Munsterland of northwestern North Rhine- Westphalia and belongs to the district of Borken in the governmental district of Münster. Reken is a nationally recognized resort. Contribute to this in addition to the geographic location also numerous recreational opportunities.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development
• 2.3 Crest and Banner 2.3.1 Coat of Arms
• 2.3.2 Banner

• 3.1 Structures
• 3.2 parks
• 3.3 Sport
• 3.4 schools
• 3.5 Regular events

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Established businesses

• 5.1 Born in Reken
• 5.2 connected with Reken

Geography

Geographical Location

Reken is located in Westmünsterland in the Hohe Mark Nature Park - Westmünsterland between the mountain ranges Rekener mountains in the north, the mountains in the northwest and High Mark in the East, in particular the latter is rich in forests. Past the hamlet Reken station and by Klein Reken - - flows through the municipal area on the southwestern edge of the hamlet of Great Reken Midlicher the mill stream which rises southward.

Neighboring communities

Reken borders Coesfeld, Dülmen, holders, Dorsten, pagans, Velen and Gescher.

Community structure

The municipality Reken today consists of the districts

• Bahnhof Reken
• Great Reken
• Klein Reken
• Maria Veen
• Hülsten

History

Reken was first mentioned in the year 889.

In the 9th and 10th centuries was called today Reken Regnum, mentioned in Werden register. The 1173 first mentioned in the main courtyard " Rekene " came into the possession of the Münster cathedral chapter in the 11th or beginning of the 12th century.

1467 Reken was one of three Bailiwick districts, which were established in the area.

Incorporations

The municipality Reken was newly formed 1 July 1969 through the merger of the municipalities United Reken, Hülsten and Klein Reken.

Population Development

• 1500: about 460
• 1850: about 2700
• 1940: about 4400
• On June 6, 1961: 8085 ( which: United Reken 6312, Klein Reken 1083 and Hülsten: 690 )
• To 2004: about 14,539 (of which: United Reken 5948, Maria Veen 3053, Klein Reken 2397, Bahnhof Reken 2327 and Hülsten 814)
• January 5, 2007: 14,529 (of which: United Reken 5919, Maria Veen 2992, Klein Reken 2488, Bahnhof Reken 2347 and Hülsten 783 )
• 31/12/2012: 14,355

Crest and Banner

The municipality has been awarded with certificate of Government President in Münster on 16 January 1970, the right to bear a coat of arms, a seal and a banner.

Banner

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In yellow ( gold) on a double, each provided with three windows and pitched roof black church choir sechsblättriger green holly branch with 11 ( 3:8 ) red berries. "

The Waldemar Mallek originally designed and used later further coat of arms for the former town of Gross Reken shows the two naves of large Rekener fortified church under a sprig of holly, a typical local shrub.

Banner

Description of banner: " From yellow to black to yellow in the ratio 1: 3: 1 striped lengthwise, in the middle of the upper half of the black path of the coat of arms of the municipality. " The main statute is no description of the banner.

Culture and sights

Structures

Two miles to the north of Greater Reken is located within a woodland area of the Hohe Mark Nature Park - Westmünsterland the " Hermitage ", a local pilgrimage site. The " Hermitage " is a Catholic chapel with an attached dwelling house. The first chapel was first mentioned in 1742 in connection with a healing source in the area. It was dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and provided space for a total of five people. Over time, it has continuously been expanded and remodeled. Until 1879 lived in the house a hermit, from this time inhabits a family's estate. In 1986 the chapel was thoroughly renovated, since the chapel by a growing number of pilgrims visited.

The station located in the district Reken and not previously used railway station ( the station was only set up a ticket machine ) was renovated in 2005/2006 from the ground up. In addition, the grounds were completely redesigned. The goal is to make a kind of " parkland " on the site, which has picnic areas and rest areas, but not by the application of paved roads, but only by cutting back the wild vegetation. Near the station there is a meeting place for Nordic walking. From here, perform four marked trails of varying length through the surrounding area.

Instead of fewer parking spaces, there are now plenty of parking and a more spacious, covered shelter for bicycles. For this project located warehouses were demolished and rebuilt elsewhere outside the railway station premises on the site.

(. 133.8 m above sea level ) on the situated directly north of Great Reken Melchenberg there are two transmitters: the 60 -meter-high radio tower United Reken Melchenberg (steel truss tower for mobile) with a viewing platform and a 70 m high concrete tower.

Parks

On the outskirts of Reken station you will find the Frankenhof Wildlife Park.

Sports

• Indoor and outdoor
• Numerous tennis courts
• 18- hole golf course
• Sports Facilities
• Extensive biking and hiking trails that lead into the heart of Munster country
• Nordic walking park, 6 routes of varying difficulty
• Numerous riding stables, in which suitable persons can rent horses and ponies
• Skatepark

Train

• Anthony Elementary School Klein Reken
• Ellering Elementary School Maria Veen
• Michael Elementary School Great Reken
• High School of the Missionaries of Mariannhill Maria Veen
• Elisabeth von Thüringen Realschule Bahnhof Reken
• Overberg secondary school United Reken
• High School Mark
• Bridge School, Westfälische school for the physically handicapped Maria Veen

The Elisabeth von Thüringen Realschule and the Overberg main school take from the school year 2013/14, no new students more and be replaced by the secondary Hohe Mark, which was established in parts of the building of Elisabeth von Thüringen- Realschule.

Regular events

Regular events that are held annually the shooting, the carnival parade in the United Reken. In addition to the leisure facilities, the NuNoise Festival takes place where young bands are offered a public platform.

On many weekends events will take place in Reken Forum, among other plays, comedy and music performances.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Reken has two railway stations on the railway line Duisburg- Quakenbruck: Reken Station and Maria Veen. The line was built by the former Rhenish Railway Company as a remote connection from Duisburg to Wilhelmshaven to 1877. The section Dorsten- Coesfeld 45 " The Coesfelder " served by regional train.

The express bus line S75 ( Sprinterbus ) connects Maria Veen with Munster and Bocholt.

Reken is connected by the south town in Dorsten with the Ruhr. Important transport links are the A 31 ( popularly known as " East Frisian spit " ), and the A 43, the Hohe Mark Nature Park - Westmünsterland are connected via the B58 or the B67 him.

Established businesses

In Reken the company Iglo made ​​a part of their production in one remoteness of the place. The production and storage unit in Reken is now (as of 30 June 2007) to the financial investor Permira. In the last 10 years, about 1,000 jobs were lost at this location.

In Maria Veen the Benediktushof, a charitable and non-profit organization of Joseph Society is located. It counts with more than 600 seats of the largest of its kind in Germany. Here, physical and multiple disabilities can academically, professionally and socially rehabilitate.

The other economic Rekens is dominated by agriculture and small crafts.

Personalities

Born in Reken

• Erika Reichert- Maja ( born 1939 ), former elementary school principal and author
• Eva Maaser ( b. 1948 ), author
• Bernhard Schemmer ( born 1950 ), politician
• Mary Prema Pierick (* 1954), Superior General of the " Missionaries of Charity ", the second successor of Mother Teresa
• Ben Weather Bird ( b. 1961 ), meteorologist
• Thomas bailiff (born 1964 ), sculptor
• Carsten Lepper ( born 1975 ), actor and musical performers

Connected with Reken

• Ursula Bruns ( * 1922 ), writer and horse experts, headed in Reken a riding school