Volmerswerth

Volmerswerth is an older, somewhat agricultural embossed, small district of Dusseldorf in the district 3

Location

Volmerswerth lies directly on the Rhine, across from Neuss- Grimlinghausen, bordering the districts of Düsseldorf suppliant, Bilk and Kappes -Hamm. It has a smaller Catholic church (St. Dionysius ) with regular services and a separate parish. Schools do not exist in Volmerswerth. The district has an area of 2.13 km ².

History

The island Volmerswerth was first mentioned in 1173 as a fishing settlement when possession of the monastery Schwarzrheindorf in a document in which the Archbishop of Cologne, Philipp von Heinberg the privileges of Schwarzrheindorf confirmed. By 1300 the chapel was built, whose patron is St. Dionysius first mentioned in the visitation protocols of 1550. The Knights of Eller played here in the 15th century a large role; then entered in the 15th century, the family related to them Ingenhoven to its successor; 1452 married Swenhold, the daughter of Rutgers Eller, Bernd Ingenhoven. The Abbess of Schwarzrheindorf put together with the descendants of the family of the pastor Eller (up 1803). On the Abteihof the " High Court on the Volmerswerth " was. 1456 was the place of a court in 1487 Volmerswerth was incorporated to Dusseldorf. 1780, the vestry was first mentioned. 1834 acquired the Düsseldorf city council Johann Philipp tree the Abteihof; In 1847 he built the new main house on the village street. The farm also included a blacksmith. The neo-Gothic church of St. Dionysius dates from the year 1856. The flood of 1882 was described by the poet Hans Müller- locks in a ballad. The writer Stefan Andreas worked as a student with the construction of the Rhine dam and recorded his experiences in Volmerswerth in his first novel. The Rhine dike was built after the great flood of the winter 1925/26.

Demography

In Volmerswerth 2,173 people ( as of 31 October 2007). The population density is therefore at 1,020 inhabitants per km ². The average age is 42 years. The proportion of the working age population in the total population is 40.1 %. The unemployment rate is 10.3 %, the proportion of non-German nationals 9.2%.

Infrastructure and recreational value

About 70 % of the area Volmer Werth are still used for agriculture. Volmerswerth only offers convenience goods. The next primary schools are located in the neighboring districts Bilk and suppliant. Volmerswerth is connected to public transport by tram number 712, to the City Subway Line 72 to be later. The Rhine Promenade on the Rhine dike is on Sundays and holidays to car traffic, except buses and residents, disabled. The Volmerswerther Rheindeich has developed therefore a popular meeting place for walkers, cyclists and inline skaters, especially.