Everything about Erkelenz totally explained
Erkelenz is a town in the district
Heinsberg, in
North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the
Rhineland region of Germany.
Geography
Erkelenz is situated in the lowland of the "Niederrheinische Bucht".
The area is covered by
loess, a very fertile
soil. The landscape is called "Börde" and is plain. The agriculture is very productive.
River
The
Niers River has its sources at Kuckum and Keyenberg.
Neighbouring towns
From North to West to south to East:
Villages and hamlets of the town
Within the area of the city there are 45
villages and
hamlets.
| Bellinghoven
Berverath
Borschemich
Commerden
Etgenbusch
Fronderath
Geneiken
Genhof
Genfeld
Genehen
Gerderath
Gerderhahn
Golkrath
Granterath
Grambusch
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Hetzerath
Holzweiler
Houverath
Houverather Heide
Hoven
Immerath
Katzem
Kaulhausen
Keyenberg
Kleinbouslar
Kückhoven
Kuckum
Lentholt
Lövenich
Lützerath
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Matzerath
Mennekrath
Moorheide
Neuhaus
Oberwestrich
Örath
Pesch
Scheidt
Schwanenberg
Tenholt
Terheeg
Unterwestrich
Venrath
Vossem
Wockerath
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Lignite open-pit mining
In the future the Garzweiler II
lignite open-pit mining will expand from the area of the towns Juechen and Grevenbroich (district Rhein Kreis
Neuss) and begin to excavate in the area of Erkelenz. Several villages will have to resettle.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is parted horizontally. The upper part is blue, and contains the golden lion of the
duchy of
Guelders (
Geldern). In the silver (white) lower part is a red
medlar, also called rose of Geldern. The coat of arms shows the centuries old connection to the duchy. The colours from the shield became the colours of the city: blue and white.
History
966: Erkelenz was first mentioned in a document as Herclinze, 1118 as Erkelenze.
1326: Erkelenz received town rights from the count of Guelders. (1339 the noble man became duke.) The area of Erkelenz was an exclave of the duchy of Guelders in the duchy of Jülich. The town belonged to the Upper Quarter Roermond.
1543: The Spanish Netherlands (Spanish Habsburg) got Erkelenz.
1713: After the War of the Spanish succession the duke of Jülich, who was also prince of palatine (Pfalz-Neuburg) received the town.
1794: France invaded the area, Erkelenz belonged to this state and became the capital of the district Canton Erkelenz in the Roer (département).
1815: After the defeat of Napoleon Erkelenz became part of Prussia. The district was now called Kreis Erkelenz.
1818/1819: The medieval walls and gates of the town were demolished.
1852: The railway Aachen-Düsseldorf was built
1897: The engineer Anton Raky established a drilling machine factory, today WIRTH Group.
1938: The synagogue was desecrated.
26 February 1945: Erkelenz was captured by the 407th infantry regiment of the U.S. 102nd Infantry Division (Ozarks), US Ninth Army.
1945: The machine factory Hegenscheidt relocated from Ratibor to Erkelenz.
1972: The district Kreis Erkelenz was abolished, it became part of the Kreis Heinsberg. The area of the town Erkelenz was enlarged from 25,3 Km² to 117,35 km².
Twin Towns
Saint James in France, on the border between Brittany and Normandy, near to Mont St. Michel.
Education
In Erkelenz there are ten primary schools, two secondary schools (Hauptschule), 1 secondary modern school (Realschule), two high schools (Cornelius-Burgh Gymnasium, Cusanus Gymnasium) and one school for persons with learning disabilities.
Transportation
Motorway Bundesautobahn 46
Motorway Bundesautobahn 61
Railway station of the Deutsche Bahn
Buildings
Alte Rathaus - The old cityhall (1546 AD)
Kirchturm - The steeple of the catholic church St. Lambertus (1458 AD)
Burg - The castle (1377 AD)
Museum
There is a Fire museum in the village of Loevenich .
Further Information
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