Wülfrath

Wülfrath is a medium-sized district town in the district of Mettmann and the smallest regional center in Niederbergisches country.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population structure
• 2.3 Population development
• 2.4 religions

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor 3.2.1 previous mayor

• 7.1 traffic
• 7.2 Health

Geography

The city is located in Niederbergisches land between the Rhine, Ruhr and Wupper. The old center is located in a small valley that is drained by the river Angersbach. Wide on the slopes of the valley of the newer districts.

Neighboring communities

The Wülfrather urban area is adjacent to the county-level city of Wuppertal as well as to the cities of Velbert, Holy House, Mettmann and Ratingen (all Mettmann ).

Districts

Besides the city of Wülfrath ( Anger- market ), there are the districts Flandersbach, Rohdenhaus, Kocherscheidt, Schlupkothen and Düsseldorf, as well as several smaller Hofschaften with very little residential development.

History

Wülfrath was one of the first settlements in clearing large early medieval kingdom of Forestry. The boundaries were confined in a deed of gift of the Emperor Henry IV by October 16, 1165 with the rivers Rhine, Ruhr and Düsseldorf ( Tussella ). The eastern boundary was the old trail of the " Cologne street " ( strata Colonesis ). This ran from Werdener Ruhr bridge over Velbert and Wülfrath along the Düsseldorf in the direction of Cologne. The center of the medieval village was a manor ( Mollmershof ), which was sold to the Count of Berg in the context of the rule of Hardenberg. With the possession of the court, which included an extensive Hofverband, with hamlets, particularly in the Honnschaften Erbach and Püttbach, the law was obliged to determine the pastor.

The village Wülfrath was first mentioned in the late 11th century as Wolverothe ( = clearing of the settler named Wolf) written in a parchment of the pen Kaiserwerth. The origins date back much further. Based on the legend of the outcast from his clan settlers Wolf, who is said to have been cleared at the site of today's city center the then abundant forest in order to settle there, the city's history can be traced back to about the year 713. At this time the first church building could already (a small, early medieval hall church with rectangular choir ) have been at the site of the present church square. There, since the 11th century is a Romanesque church, which was enhanced by the Gothic architecture in the 15th century. Middle of the 15th century, it is called St. Cornelius Church. Tower and northern aisle with sheath wall to the nave are Romanesque and probably from the 12th century. The nave is Gothic of the 14th century. The southern nave in Gothic style, was completed according to Capstone 1524. The Church is rebuilding a ring with houses and shops and the center of unity in its uniquely beautiful altbergischen church square.

These houses consist for the most part still in their original state and are listed buildings, others were rebuilt. Each of these houses had ( and still has ) next to the number one name: Auf'm Keller ( 1678), Hamel ( 1678), Melanders ( 1678), Op der Ley ( about 1600 - built 1911), Auf'm House ( 1678), Big Klaus ( 1686 - rebuilt 1964), Little Claus ( 1678), plaice ( 1678), hinter'm Tower ( 1678), Jost House ( built about 1738), pike stone house (1678 ), Op de Trapp ( 1678) and Leonard ( rebuilt 1955).

875 the Honnschaften and today's neighborhoods Flandersbach be ( Flatmarasbeki = the stream, on the Flattmar settled ) and Rützkausen ( Hrotsteninghuson = in the homes of the clan of Hrotsen ) in the description of the tenth district of the monastery Become an der Ruhr called, as in 1533 the estate to Fudickar ( HStA Dusseldorf, inventory Werden Abbey, IX a, No. 6) with military stores and outdoor courtyards. 1256 The Catholic Church of St. Maximin is mentioned in Düsseldorf ( Dussela ), but can be dated the oldest parts of the Romanesque pillar basilica in the early 12th century. Around the year 1100, you will finally for the first time the place name Wülfrath ( Wolverothe, which then later evolved into Wulfrod to Wulfrath to this Wülfrath. ) In a written by a monk hand parchment pin Kaiserwerth.

Already for the year 1265 can be measured using the tax and interest register witness a blacksmith. The Good Püttbach in the same Wülfrather Honnschaft is in 1392 in the possession of the Teutonic Knights. It was the Oberhof for the free float of the order in which each year and the High Court was held.

In 1578 there were in the village to a large fire, which the settlement in ashes and the roof together with the spire of the church was up in flames. To help the seriously damaged inhabitants, adopted the Prince, Duke William V of Jülich- Kleve -Berg, called William the Rich, in 1579 a market letter which his " Dorff and Kirspel Wulfrod " four free Fairs awarded. But as soon as this fire was forgotten, the village was exactly one hundred years later again devastated by a major fire. The entire village with about 70 houses has been transformed into a debris field.

After the transition of the Duchy of Berg in 1806 to the French and the proclamation of the Grand Duchy of Berg in 1808 from the Honnschaften Erbach, Püttbach, Obschwarzbach, Lower Schwarzenbach (before all the official Mettmann ), Flandersbach, Rützkausen (previously Office Angermund ) and Upper Düsseldorf (previously rule Schoeller ) the municipality formed ( Mairie ) Wülfrath. 1809 they were affiliated Obschwarzbach and low Schwarzenbach Mettmann. For the Honnschaft Under Düsseldorf came with the village Düsseldorf to Wülfrath.

1815 Prussia - After the wars of liberation came the site - as part of the newly formed Rhine Province. By Regulation Wülfrath in 1827 appointed to act in the state of cities in the Rhenish Provincial Parliament. 1856 received by the awarding of the City Ordinance for the Rhine Province finally the full city rights.

In 2001 a part of the historic old town was again destroyed by fire. On the night of January 21, in the heart of the old town a fire broke out, the three old half-timbered houses fell victim. The completely destroyed houses had to be demolished and have been replaced by modern buildings.

End of September 2013 was opened on the former town hall and civic center area of Anger market, which should constitute a new trade center of the city.

Incorporations

The municipal reorganization, which entered into force on 1 January 1975, the city gave a large territory and population loss. The population decreased by about 3000. Territory parts of the Upper Flandersbach had to Velbert, parts of the territory of the Düsseler height and Hahnenfurth and the district Dornap to Wuppertal be delivered. An approximately 3 km2 area with 166 inhabitants at that time were added from Mettmann.

Population structure

By far the largest proportion of the population take on the over-50s. Slightly more than a third of Wülfrather citizen is at least 50 years of age or older, which is why Wülfrath is considered the " old town ". The proportion of the female population predominates, with 51.5 % of the male. The proportion of foreigners amounted to around ten percent.

Population Development

Source: State Office for Data Processing and Statistics (LDS NRW)

Religions

Protestant churches:

• Evangelical Reformed Church congregation Wülfrath
• Evangelical Church of St. Düsseldorf
• Free Protestant communities

Catholic Church:

Catholic Church of St. Maximin, Wülfrath

With the churches:

• St. Joseph city center
• St. Maximin, Düsseldorf
• St. Peter Canisius, Rohdenhaus

Other churches and religious communities:

• New Apostolic Church
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Islamic Association Wülfrath Opening of a new mosque on 15 September 2003 in a former factory building.

Policy

Parish council

Mayoress

Since the 2009 local elections Claudia Panke is elected with 26.96 % of the vote for mayor, she was able to prevail against incumbent Barbara Lawrence Allendorff who received 24.42%. Thomas Goertz (CDU ) came to 23.83 % and Manfred Hoffmann ( SPD) to 17.18 %. 4.30 % related to Stephan Mrstik ( B'90 / Green ), 3.30% on Dirk Bredtmann ( free candidate). Due to a new NRW municipal law no runoff election was necessary for the first time.

Former mayor

Coat of arms

The Wülfrather city coat of arms, which developed after 1840 from an old church seal of the Evangelical Reformed church, has been redesigned by the Düsseldorf heraldist and painter Wolfgang Pagenstecherstraße in 1938 and officially recognized by the President of the Upper Rhine Province. It shows a shepherd a wolf attacking him poking his stick ( rod) into the throat. This presentation is on the one hand symbolize the victory of good over evil and on the other hand, point to the emergence of the village center. At the settlers Wolf, which is believed that he is the founder of the city, she hardly remembers, however.

Twinning

• Ware, United Kingdom, since 1971
• Bondues, France, since 2003

Is also the city Wülfrath had assumed the following sponsorship:

• Army Band 7, of 24 October 2000 to 21 December 2006 ( in January 2007, the Orchestra of the composite Heeresmusikkorps 7 was dissolved )

Attractions

Wülfrath has an attractive historic Church Square and an equally beautiful old town with pedestrian zone. The residential area " Düsseler Gate" with kindergarten in the formal language of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, should be the same on a sightseeing tour are like the experience of nature quarry Schlupkothen with training and experience trail ( EUROGA 2002 plus) and the cycling and Art Trail ( EUROGA 2002 plus). Outside the town is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial.

• Niederbergisches Museum
• Time Tunnel Wülfrath Museum

Regular events

• Weekly Market: Weekly market with over 50 feeders is every Saturday 7-12 clock in the parking lot on Diekmann
• Rosenmontagszug the " Kalkstadtnarren "
• Marksmen with fair (usually on the second weekend in September )
• City Festival: called " Potato Festival ," every year in September
• Christmas Market: Christmas market, called Herzog- Wilhelm- market is held annually at the church square, and begins on the Friday before the first Advent

Economy and infrastructure

Until the mid- 19th century, more than 100 trade and commercial businesses had settled. It was this bigger house plants - mostly home weavers. After 1850, the first major businesses were founded with steam power. In spite of that heavy industrialization of the agricultural character was not entirely lost. Today there are only a few isolated farms.

Characteristic of Wülfrath the founding of the Rheinisch- Westfälische Kalkwerke Dornap in 1887 and the Rheinische limestone works Wülfrath in 1903 was ( now belonging together as Rheinkalk the Belgian Lhoist ). The Rheinkalk Flandersbach plant is the largest limestone quarry in Europe until now the focus of Wülfrather industry.

There were also numerous weavers, leather processing plants, a divested branch operation of the Ford plant in Cologne, which emerged Josef Hebmüller sons from the body shop founded in 1889 and still exists ( tedrive Steering Systems GmbH ) and many small businesses.

The largest employer is the Bergische Wülfraths Diakonia Aprath, among other things, several nursing homes and children's homes and social therapeutic institutions operates. Based in Wülfrath Puky company is a medium-sized manufacturer of children's vehicles.

Traffic

Wülfrath has in the district Aprath connection to the S- Bahn line S 9 on the railway line Wuppertal- Vohwinkel - Essen- Ruhr. The Wülfrath station was on the Anger Valley and the low mountain railway, whose traffic is however set for a long time. Wülfrath is connected via the A 535 (AS Wülfrath ) to the German motorway network.

Health

The only hospital in the city, the Ev. Hospital Herminghaus pen, was closed after the takeover by the hospitals of St. Anthony the end of 2006. The power is now about the hospitals in the neighboring towns of Mettmann, Velbert and Wuppertal.

Train

• Primary school Ellenbeek
• Primary school Lindenschule
• Primary School Park School
• Private primary school of free assets School Wülfrath
• School Wülfrath
• Urban School Wülfrath
• Private comprehensive school of free assets School Wülfrath ( with high school seniors from the school year 2014/15 )

Libraries and Archives

• City Archives Wülfrath
• Wülfrather Media
• Community College Mettmann - Wülfrath

Personalities

Sons and daughters:

• Johann Jacob Long (1794-1869), producer
• Funcke Otto (1836-1910), priest and writer
• Carl Schmachtenberg (1848-1933), writer and poet home
• Werner Jansen (1890-1943), writer and physician
• Maximilian Maria Ströter (1893-1979), writer
• Werner Weber (1904-1976), lawyer
• Hans Wichelhaus (1918-2004), politician
• Imig Werner (1920-1988), historian
• Gerhard Baker ( b. 1947 ), social scientists
• Beautiful Stephan (born 1962 ), handball player, coach and manager
• Wolfgang Kuck (born 1967 ), volleyball national team

People with relationship to the city:

• Gottfried Daniel Krummenacher (1774-1837), theologian, 1801-1816 pastor in Wülfrath
• Rudolf Schweinitz (1839-1896), sculptor; In 1890 he built the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial ( Wülfrath )
• Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000), artist; designed the dome at the kindergarten gate Düsseler
• Dorothea Walda ( born 1931 ), actress
• Wolfgang E. Henry ( born 1956 ), historian and theologian, pastor from 1998 to 2009 in Wülfrath

Gallery

Wülfrath, Old Town House

Wülfrather Church Square

Wülfrather Church Square

Ev. City Church Wülfrath

Right wing of the Evangelical City Church

Rear part of the Evangelical City Church

Courtyard of Wasserburg Düsseldorf

Catholic church of St. Maximin in Düsseldorf