Düsseldorf-Benrath
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Benrath (ˈbɛnʁaːt) is a part of Düsseldorf
in the south of the city. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929.
The name Benrath came from the "Knights of Benrode". The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1222 in a document from Cologne
where Everhard de Benrode is named as an attestor. By the end of the fifth century the area is known as "Rode" or "Roide", which is a cleared area. The castle and the manor of the Benrodes became property of the Counts of Berg by the 13th century.
The first church of Benrath was constructed in 1002.
The village developed parallel to the castle. The old Church St. Cäcilia was built in that time.
Benrath is a place of pilgrimage
for Roman Catholic Christians.
In the time of Industrial Revolution
Benrath grew very fast, because Benrath it next to the important Cologne–Duisburg railway
.
In 1929 Benrath became a part of Düsseldorf.
Benrath is in the South of Düsseldorf. It has an area of 5.90 km2 and 15,900 inhabitants. Benrath station is a stop for Regional-Express trains.
is the border line between the Northern German and the Southern German idiom, although on both side of the line there is a Rhinish dialect. It is also called "maken-machen-line", for south of it former "maken" ((to) make, do) changed to "machen" with the High German consonant shift
.
The Schloss Benrath
(Benrath Castle) is one of the greatest baroque
castles in Germany. The castle contains a museum.
The park of the castle is very famous, too.
through the park of the castle around the Spiegelweiher with the "Black Madonna of Benrath"
Benrath possesses a regional railway station on the railway track
Cologne–Duisburg line
of the historic Cologne-Minden Railway Company
. The Düsseldorf-Benrath station
is a pre-modern clinker brick
building Bahnhof from the 1930s and the second railway station at this place. It is served by two Regional-Express services: RE 1 (NRW-Express) and RE 5 (Rhein-Express) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 6, all operated by Deutsche Bahn
.
A Tram
of the Rheinbahn
, the line 701, connects Benrath to the city of Düsseldorf.
Furthermore there are the bus lines 730 Urdenbach-Lohausen
, 778/779 circle course Garath, 784 Urdenbach
–Hilden
–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
, 788 Benrath Ost–Monheim am Rhein
(Busanzeige Monamare) and 789 Holthausen–Monheim am Rhein (Busanzeige Monamare) in Benrath.
By 1962 there was a one rail narrow gauge tram from Benrath (beginning in the Paulistraße) via Hilden
to Solingen-Ohligs resp. to Haan
und Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
. This narrow gauge railway tram went beyond Benrath to Düsseldorf, Oberbilker Markt, and formed the so called Benrather Netz, that was bought by Düsseldorf in 1910, hence before the amalgamation
of Benrath. the multiple unit
No. 107 of this narrow gauge railway is preserved in the Bergisches Straßenbahnmuseum in Wuppertal-Kohlfurt.
At the Autobahn A59
there is a Anschlussstelle „Düsseldorf-Benrath“.
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
in the south of the city. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929.
History
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
where Everhard de Benrode is named as an attestor. By the end of the fifth century the area is known as "Rode" or "Roide", which is a cleared area. The castle and the manor of the Benrodes became property of the Counts of Berg by the 13th century.
The first church of Benrath was constructed in 1002.
The village developed parallel to the castle. The old Church St. Cäcilia was built in that time.
Benrath is a place of pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
for Roman Catholic Christians.
In the time of Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
Benrath grew very fast, because Benrath it next to the important Cologne–Duisburg railway
Cologne–Duisburg railway
The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains...
.
In 1929 Benrath became a part of Düsseldorf.
Benrath today
The Benrath line
In the German language theory the Benrath lineBenrath line
In German linguistics, the Benrath line is the maken-machen isogloss: dialects north of the line have the original in maken , while those to the south have...
is the border line between the Northern German and the Southern German idiom, although on both side of the line there is a Rhinish dialect. It is also called "maken-machen-line", for south of it former "maken" ((to) make, do) changed to "machen" with the High German consonant shift
High German consonant shift
In historical linguistics, the High German consonant shift or second Germanic consonant shift is a phonological development that took place in the southern parts of the West Germanic dialect continuum in several phases, probably beginning between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, and was almost...
.
The Benrath Castle
Schloss Benrath
Schloss Benrath is a Rococo maison de plaisance near Düsseldorf, Germany, erected for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodore by his garden and building director and garden supervisor, Nicolas de Pigage...
(Benrath Castle) is one of the greatest baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
castles in Germany. The castle contains a museum.
The park of the castle is very famous, too.
October
Second Sunday: Light processionProcession
A procession is an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner.-Procession elements:...
through the park of the castle around the Spiegelweiher with the "Black Madonna of Benrath"
November and December
Advent market and Christmas marketSchools
- Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium
- Schloß-Gymnasium Benrath
- RealschuleRealschuleThe Realschule is a type of secondary school in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia , Denmark , Sweden , Hungary and in the Russian Empire .-History:The Realschule was an outgrowth of the rationalism and empiricism of the seventeenth and...
Benrath - Common HauptschuleHauptschuleA Hauptschule is a secondary school in Germany and Austria, starting after 4 years of elementary schooling, which offers Lower Secondary Education according to the International Standard Classification of Education...
Benrath, - CatholicCatholic schoolCatholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
Grundschule:- St.-Cäcilia-School und
- Catholic Grundschule Einsiedelstraße,
- Common Grundschule Erich-Müller-Straße
Sports associations
- TSG Benrath 1881 e.V.
- Ruder-Gesellschaft Benrath 1908 e.V.
- Sportgemeinschaft Benrath-Hassels 1910/12 e.V.
- Tennisclub Benrath 1912 e.V.
- VfL Benrath 06VfL 06 BenrathVfL Benrath is a German association football club from the southern city district of Benrath in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:...
e.V. - Schützenbruderschaft St. Cäcilia Benrath e.V. von 1553
- DEC Devils e.V. – women icehockey in DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
Sports venues
- Sparkassen-Eissporthalle (Sparkasse skating arena), foundation of the Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf (Savings and loan associationSavings and loan associationA savings and loan association , also known as a thrift, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage and other loans...
Düsseldorf), Paulsmühlenstraße 6
Personalities
- Harry PielHarry PielBorn Hubert August Piel, Harry Piel in Munich, Germany was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer who was involved in over 150 films....
, German film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and actor - Karl HohmannKarl HohmannKarl Hohmann was a German football player.Between 1930 and 1937, he played 26 times and scored 20 goals for the Germany national football team. He played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring 2 goals in the 2-1 quarter-final win against Sweden...
, German national football team player - William, Prince of Hohenzollern, head of the house Hohenzollern-SigmaringenHohenzollern-Sigmaringen-Noble jurisdictions:Prince Karl Eitel of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and descendants of his nephew Ferdinand ruled over the Kingdom of Romania, as Karl Eitel did not have children...
(1905–1927)
Trails
In Benrath begin resp. end the following marked trails of the Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV. Sauerland mountain association):- The Schlösserweg, trail blazingTrail blazingTrail blazing, or trailblazing, is the practice of marking paths in outdoor recreational areas with blazes, markings that follow each other at certain — though not necessarily exactly defined — distances and mark the direction of the trail...
X19: Benrath, railway station – DillenburgDillenburgDillenburg is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis....
in Hessen - The Düsseldorfer Weg, trail blazing D: Benrath, Schöne Aussicht – KaiserswerthDüsseldorf-KaiserswerthKaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Deaconess's Institute of Kaiserswerth where Florence Nightingale studied....
Traffic
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
Cologne–Duisburg line
Cologne–Duisburg railway
The 64 km long Cologne–Duisburg railway is one of the most important lines in Germany. It is the main axis for long distance and urban passenger rail services between Cologne and the Ruhr, served by Intercity Express, Intercity, Regional Express, regionalbahn and S-Bahn trains...
of the historic Cologne-Minden Railway Company
Cologne-Minden Railway Company
The Cologne-Minden Railway Company was along with the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th century built the first railways in the Ruhr and large parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding :The founding of the...
. The Düsseldorf-Benrath station
Düsseldorf-Benrath station
Düsseldorf-Benrath station is about 10 kilometres south of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in the Düsseldorf district of Benrath. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line, and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. In addition, Düsseldorf Benrath station is served by two Regional-Express...
is a pre-modern clinker brick
Clinker brick
Clinker bricks are partially vitrified brick stones used in the construction of buildings.Clinkers are burnt under temperatures so high that the pores of the fuel property are closed by the beginning sinter process. Thus they are considerably denser and therefore heavier than regular bricks...
building Bahnhof from the 1930s and the second railway station at this place. It is served by two Regional-Express services: RE 1 (NRW-Express) and RE 5 (Rhein-Express) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 6, all operated by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
.
A Tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
of the Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn
The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn lines as well as 13 tram and 92 bus services and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The total rail network length is...
, the line 701, connects Benrath to the city of Düsseldorf.
Furthermore there are the bus lines 730 Urdenbach-Lohausen
Düsseldorf-Lohausen
Lohausen is an urban borough in the north of Düsseldorf, in neighbourhood to Stockum, Kaiserswerth, Unterrath, Wittlaer, the river Rhine and Ratingen. The airport of Düsseldorf is in Lohausen....
, 778/779 circle course Garath, 784 Urdenbach
Düsseldorf-Urdenbach
Urdenbach is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.It is located in the south of the city, next to the neighboring town Monheim am Rhein and bordered by the river Rhine.-History:...
–Hilden
Hilden
Hilden is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numerous attractions....
–Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station
Vohwinkel station is the most western station in the city of Wuppertal. It is placed in the district of Vohwinkel. It is a triangular station, built at a railway junction.-History:...
, 788 Benrath Ost–Monheim am Rhein
Monheim am Rhein
Monheim am Rhein is a town on the right bank of the river Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Monheim belongs to the district of Mettmann - with the southern suburbs of Düsseldorf to the north, and the Bergisches Land to the south...
(Busanzeige Monamare) and 789 Holthausen–Monheim am Rhein (Busanzeige Monamare) in Benrath.
By 1962 there was a one rail narrow gauge tram from Benrath (beginning in the Paulistraße) via Hilden
Hilden
Hilden is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numerous attractions....
to Solingen-Ohligs resp. to Haan
Haan
Haan is a town in the Bergian district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Haan is located close to Düsseldorf. In 1975, Gruiten was incorporated into Haan.-International relations:...
und Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station
Vohwinkel station is the most western station in the city of Wuppertal. It is placed in the district of Vohwinkel. It is a triangular station, built at a railway junction.-History:...
. This narrow gauge railway tram went beyond Benrath to Düsseldorf, Oberbilker Markt, and formed the so called Benrather Netz, that was bought by Düsseldorf in 1910, hence before the amalgamation
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
of Benrath. the multiple unit
Multiple unit
The term multiple unit or MU is used to describe a self-propelled carriages capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one driving cab. The term is commonly used to denote passenger trainsets consisting of more than one carriage...
No. 107 of this narrow gauge railway is preserved in the Bergisches Straßenbahnmuseum in Wuppertal-Kohlfurt.
At the Autobahn A59
Bundesautobahn 59
is an autobahn in Germany that starts in Dinslaken and runs with three breaks along Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne to Bonn.In the south of Duisburg it is the city highway, too....
there is a Anschlussstelle „Düsseldorf-Benrath“.
Literature
- Wolfgang D. Sauer: Düsseldorf-Benrath. Alte Bilder erzählen. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2006, ISBN 978-3-86680-065-6
- Benrather Heimatgeschichte, hrsg.v. Benrather Kulturkreis e.V. und der Heimatgemeinschaft Groß-Benrath e.V., Düsseldorf 1956, erw. Neuaufl. Düsseldorf 1974
External links
- Heimatarchiv Groß-Benrath (German)
- History (German)
- Communal Administration (German)
- Commnunal Administration, District Office (German)
- Duesselgo Websites from Düsseldorf-Benrath