Ratingen-Homberg
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The part of Ratingen
city that formerly was the independent village of Homberg -at that time being in the district Homberg-Meiersberg, with its scenic view of the both churches, one Protestant and one catholic - the latter devoted to James, son of Zebedee. Both church towers together form the characteristic silhouette of Homberg ("Wiesnasen") in the surrounding meadows in the Bergisches Land
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In the twelfth century the Catholic Church devoted to James of Zebedee was built.
By mid of the 14th century Homberg was part of the district office "Rheinamt Angermund" and had its own jurisdiction.[3]
1684 the first Protestant church in Homberg was built, north of the village in "im Grund".
In 1685 - opposite to the Protestant church - a Protestant school was built.
The current Protestant church was built in 1912.
As part of an ongoing restructuring of municipalities, Homberg-Bracht-Bellscheid became to be a part of the new district "Amt Hubbelrath" in county Düsseldorf-Mettmann on 29. Juli 1929
On August 14, 1959 the new waterworks started operations.
By 1. April 1967 the municipalities Homberg-Bracht-Bellscheidt and Meiersberg voluntarily merged to be Gemeinde Homberg-Meiersberg. It consisted of the village of Homberg as well as Hofermühle and Oberheide plus some solitude
farms; it belonged to the jurisdiction of Amtsgericht Ratingen[4].
In 1968 the school in Meiersberg closed, so did the confessional schools in Homberg and a common school was founded, using the common building of the former confessional schools in old-Homberg.
By that time, th municipalities of Amt Hubbelrath (Hasselbeck-Schwarzbach, Homberg-Meiersberg, Hubbelrath, Metzkausen) planned to merge in 1968 to be one single municipality named Hubbelrath. The great restructuring of that year stopped these plans.
In the 1970s Homberg was extended with residential areas south of the country road L2422 from Ratingen to Wuelfrath (Meiersberger Straße), even covering parts of the former Meiersberg area. By now, the only school ("Christian-Morgenstern-Schule") is located in that southern area, as the former school was closed in the meantime.
Homberg-Meiersberg as a municipality only lasted for a short time and was split according to the restructuring law of Sept 10th 1974 to be effective by Jan 1st 1975. Counties of the area of Mönchengladbach/Düsseldorf/Wuppertal were affected[5]. Homberg village (both north and south area) was joined into Ratingen (together with the municipalities of Breitscheid, Eggerscheidt, Hösel und Lintorf) to be the new city of Ratingen in Mettmann County. Hofermühle was to be part of the city of Heiligenhaus, while some areas of Oberheide came to county-city Mettmann.
A Glider airfield can be found 2 miles east of Homberg.
grew up in Homberg and is now consultant to the European Commission.
Ratingen
Ratingen is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the northwestern part of Berg - about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf...
city that formerly was the independent village of Homberg -at that time being in the district Homberg-Meiersberg, with its scenic view of the both churches, one Protestant and one catholic - the latter devoted to James, son of Zebedee. Both church towers together form the characteristic silhouette of Homberg ("Wiesnasen") in the surrounding meadows in the Bergisches Land
Bergisches Land
The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes...
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Residential Areas
Homberg consists of an older (northern) part with about 1000 inhabitants, three taverns and two churches and a new residential area for about 5000 residents and one restaurant.History
The first documented reference to Homberg goes back to the year of 1067.[2]In the twelfth century the Catholic Church devoted to James of Zebedee was built.
By mid of the 14th century Homberg was part of the district office "Rheinamt Angermund" and had its own jurisdiction.[3]
1684 the first Protestant church in Homberg was built, north of the village in "im Grund".
In 1685 - opposite to the Protestant church - a Protestant school was built.
The current Protestant church was built in 1912.
As part of an ongoing restructuring of municipalities, Homberg-Bracht-Bellscheid became to be a part of the new district "Amt Hubbelrath" in county Düsseldorf-Mettmann on 29. Juli 1929
On August 14, 1959 the new waterworks started operations.
By 1. April 1967 the municipalities Homberg-Bracht-Bellscheidt and Meiersberg voluntarily merged to be Gemeinde Homberg-Meiersberg. It consisted of the village of Homberg as well as Hofermühle and Oberheide plus some solitude
farms; it belonged to the jurisdiction of Amtsgericht Ratingen[4].
In 1968 the school in Meiersberg closed, so did the confessional schools in Homberg and a common school was founded, using the common building of the former confessional schools in old-Homberg.
By that time, th municipalities of Amt Hubbelrath (Hasselbeck-Schwarzbach, Homberg-Meiersberg, Hubbelrath, Metzkausen) planned to merge in 1968 to be one single municipality named Hubbelrath. The great restructuring of that year stopped these plans.
In the 1970s Homberg was extended with residential areas south of the country road L2422 from Ratingen to Wuelfrath (Meiersberger Straße), even covering parts of the former Meiersberg area. By now, the only school ("Christian-Morgenstern-Schule") is located in that southern area, as the former school was closed in the meantime.
Homberg-Meiersberg as a municipality only lasted for a short time and was split according to the restructuring law of Sept 10th 1974 to be effective by Jan 1st 1975. Counties of the area of Mönchengladbach/Düsseldorf/Wuppertal were affected[5]. Homberg village (both north and south area) was joined into Ratingen (together with the municipalities of Breitscheid, Eggerscheidt, Hösel und Lintorf) to be the new city of Ratingen in Mettmann County. Hofermühle was to be part of the city of Heiligenhaus, while some areas of Oberheide came to county-city Mettmann.
Traffic
Homberg is connected to Ratingen-city via counry road L422 (west) with Ratingen as well as to the federal highways A3 (Cologne-Oberhausen) and A44 (Velbert-Duesseldorf-Moenchengladbach), while L422 east goes to Wuelfrath. Country Road L156 leads to Heiligenhaus (north) as well as Mettmann (south). Public transport access is done via the bus lines 748 (Wuelfrath-Mettmann), 761 (Homberg-Ratingen) and 771 (Velbert-Ratingen). As the Wuelfrath industry sites are connected to highways mainly along L422 through Homberg, the heavy duty transport crossing the little village has been the focus of public debates and politicians' promises. Despite noise and accidents, no substantial improvements have been achieved.Leisure
Homberg is the starting point of biking or hiking tours in the Angertal (valley of the Anger river), which is reached via a scenic country road from the north end of the village. The valley itself is about 12miles long and goes from Ratingen to Wuelfrath, without car road but with a hiking path, the river and a remote railway line. A full tour would start at Ratingen and follow the Anger river uphill to Wuelfrath-Rohdenhaus via Flandersbacherstrasse K34, uphill through Wuelfrath and then return via road L422 back to Homberg.A Glider airfield can be found 2 miles east of Homberg.
People
Georg HeidenreichGeorg Heidenreich
Georg Heidenreich is a German engineer, currently Manager for Healthcare IT Standards at Siemens AG Healthcare. He is an expert on eHealth and the COCIR Healthcare IT Committee Vice-Chairman.-Education:...
grew up in Homberg and is now consultant to the European Commission.