Kettwig
Encyclopedia
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
in western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and, until 1975, was a town in its own right. Kettwig is situated next to the Ruhr river, at a median height of 53 metres above sea level. It is the most recently incorporated borough of Essen and also the largest in size, at 15.3 km². It belongs to the city district Stadtbezirk IX Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney and has 17,760 inhabitants as of June 2006.
History
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni....
to Heribert II of Werden dated May 19, 1199.
A bridge over the Ruhr was first mentioned in 1282 and heavily fought for during the Thirty Years War.
The northern parts of the Kettwig parish belonged to the abbey of Werden
Werden Abbey
Werden Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Essen-Werden , situated on the Ruhr.- The foundation of the abbey :Near Essen Saint Ludger founded a monastery in 799 and became its first abbot. The little church which Saint Ludger built here in honor of Saint Stephen was completed in 804 and dedicated...
until 1802, then fell to Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
from 1802 to 1806. From 1806 to 1814, Kettwig belonged to the earldom of Berg, then was under Prussian administration again until 1929.
Kettwig gained town rights in 1857 and first belonged to the district of Duisburg, then to the district of Essen. In 1929, when the district of Essen was dissolved, Kettwig fell to the district
Düsseldorf-Mettmann.
The part of Kettwig south of the Ruhr, Kettwig vor der Brücke, belonged to the earldom of Berg until 1814, then fell to the district of Düsseldorf
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...
until May 15, 1930 when it was merged with Kettwig.
Oefte was merged from Heiligenhaus into Kettwig in April 1936.
On January 1, 1975, the district reform in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
became effective and Kettwig was separated from the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district (which was renamed to Mettmann
Mettmann (district)
Mettmann is a Kreis in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr and thedistrict-free cities Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf,Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen...
), and merged into the city of Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
. The westernmost part of Kettwig, Mintard, merged into Mülheim an der Ruhr.
In 1996, a public quorum demanded Kettwig to be split off the city of Essen and to be merged back into the district of Mettmann, however, the state government decided not to change the status quo.
Sights
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
largely unscathed and with most of its medieval old town still intact. The tower of the Market Church dates back to the 14th century, with additions from 1720. The Catholic church St. Peter was christened in 1830.
Other sights include Schloss Hugenpoet, which has been remodeled into a hotel, Schloss Oefte, and the Kattenturm, a 14th-century watchtower belonging to the former castle Luttelnau.
The Kettwig reservoir was built by the Ruhrverband between 1940 and 1950. It is the smallest of the five Ruhr reservoirs. It holds up to 1.42 million m³ of water and powers a hydroelectric power plant
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
with a maximum output of 5.3 MW, built for and operated by RWE
RWE
RWE AG , is a German electric power and natural gas public utility company based in Essen. Through its various subsidiaries, the energy company contributes electricity and gas to more than 20 million electricity customers and 10 million gas customers, principally in Europe...
.
List of mayors
- 1813 - 1819 : Franz Arnold Alexander Freiherr von dem Bottlenberg gen. von Schirp
- 1819 - 1843 : Theodor Märcker
- 1843 - 1844 : Heinrich von Rosenthal
- 1844 - 1858 : Johann Wilhelm Kron
- 1859 - 1871 : Carl Zoensch
- 1871 - 1877 : Emil Phalke
- 1877 - 1884 : Carl Haverkamp
- 1885 - 1902 : Karl Eduard Göring
- 1902 - 1905 : Friedrich Bleek
- 1906 - 1910 : Alexander Bleymüller
- 1910 - 1914 : Wilhelm Thiemann
- 1917 - 1931 : Andreas Hopmann
- 1931 - 1933 : Friedrich Ulrich
- 1933 - 1940 : Wilhelm Klemm
- 1940 : Hans Karl Wernicke
- 1940 - 1941 : Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Messerschmidt
- 1942 - 1943 : Hans Karl Wernicke
- 1943 - 1945 : Fritz Dietzel
- 1946 - 1949 : Lambert Soesters
- 1949 - 1952 : Dr. Heinrich Berns
- 1952 - 1953 : Peter Stürznickel
- 1953 - 1954 : Heinrich Körner
- 1954 - 1960 : Wilhelm Kemper
- 1960 - 1961 : Albert Fiedler
- 1961 - 1964 : Georg Schriever
- 1964 - 1974 : Albert Fiedler
Transportation
Kettwig is situated near the Bundesautobahn 52Bundesautobahn 52
is an autobahn in western Germany. It starts at the Dutch-German border near the community of Niederkrüchten, district of Viersen. From Elmpt it runs northeast....
motorway, which connects the borough to other parts of Essen and to Düsseldorf
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...
as well as to the national autobahn grid. There are two railway stops on Kettwig territory, both are served by the S6 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn since May 1968. Kettwig railway station
Kettwig railway station
Kettwig is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany on the Ruhr Valley Railway.- History :A first station at Kettwig was opened in 1871 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn and passenger service on the line Düsseldorf-Kettwig-Kupferdreh was started on February 1, 1872...
is situated on the northern side of the Ruhr and dates back to the 1870s, whilst Kettwig Stausee railway station
Kettwig Stausee railway station
Kettwig Stausee is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany on the Ruhr Valley line. It serves the southern part of the Kettwig borough, Kettwig vor der Brücke, and is situated right next to the river Ruhr.-History:...
opened in 1945 after the destruction of the rail bridges over the Ruhr, serving Kettwig vor der Brücke. The latter used to connect to lines leading to Mülheim an der Ruhr and Velbert
Velbert
Velbert is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Langenberg, a district of Velbert, is well known as the location of the Sender Langenberg transmitter site.-Geography:...
, but these have been closed in the 1960s.
Local bus lines are operated by Essener Verkehrs-AG. 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...
now operates the former Bahnbus lines to Mülheim an der Ruhr and Düsseldorf
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...
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Trivia
Due to being integrated into Essen relatively recently, there are a few quirks associated with Kettwig:- The telephone dialling code is 02054, despite the rest of Essen having the 0201 code.
- The railway stations have not been prefixed with Essen-, as has been the case with all other stations in Essen.
- Kettwig belongs to the diocese of Cologne, which results in the Ruhr diocese not profiting from Kettwig church taxes.
- The Protestant population (about 58%) likewise belongs to the church parish of Mülheim an der Ruhr.