Apartment Cologne presents: Elsdorf

Elsdorf belongs to the district of Porz in Cologne. The district is tiny, compared to the others. In terms of population and area, it is one of the smallest neighborhoods in Cologne . The incorporation took place on January 1, 1975. Elsdorf has about 1623 inhabitants and an area of 1,766 km².

District number	area	residents
708	1,766 square kilometers	1,800

The location

Elsdorf is approximately 55 meters above sea level. To the east, the district borders on Grengel and Wahnheide . The federal highway is also located here. 59. It borders Wahn to the south and the districts of Zündorf and Porz to the west. To the west is the Eisenbahnstrasse with the S 12. The northern border is formed by Urbach with the Friedensstrasse and Friedrich-Hirsch-Strasse. Elsdorf was previously a street village. The old town center is long. The town center was built on a former arm of the Rhine. Therefore, the water table is rather high. There are also a lot of pebbles in the gardens and fields.

History

In 1371 Elsdorf was listed as Eygelstorp . The derivation from Elsdorf comes from the name Eigil. The older generation still spoke of Eilsdörp. This generation has since passed away. But it is still known. Elsdorf belonged to the Porz office in the Middle Ages. In 1806, after the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Berg, Elsdorf was incorporated into the Mairie mania of the canton Mülheim . Mülheim was part of the Rhine department. Then in 1815 Elsdorf came to Prussia. Elsdorf has belonged to the city of Porz since 1929 and since 1975 Elsdorf has been a district of Cologne.

Agriculture in the district

Elsdorf is located in the middle of agriculture . Apart from Elsdorf, only Libur is still surrounded by agricultural land. The usable areas of agriculture are higher than the town center and their soils are more productive. There is an annual rainfall of 700 to 800 mm. Wheat, barley, rye and corn are grown. Sugar beets and rapeseed are also grown. The houses and the large gardens were still managed until around 1950. Potatoes, asparagus and other vegetables were planted. There were also numerous fruit trees such as apples, pears, cherries, plums and peaches. The storage of potato , apples and the root vegetables took place in late autumn. The fruit, such as apples, pears and cherries, was boiled down. You made sausages yourself and they were smoked. Larger farms operated pig fattening and dairy farming until the early 1960s.

Elsdorf is divided into the old town center and the village expansion. Two streets that lead together form the townscape on the village square. Gilsonstrasse used to be called Dorfstrasse.

The old town center

The oldest building in Elsdorf is a half-timbered house from 1789. It belongs to the noble estate "Bergerhof". At that time Elsdorf was a hamlet with some farms. In the 19th century, the large fields were divided among the heirs. This is how the elongated garden plots came into being. The farmers' cottages that used to stand here were torn down over time. They were replaced by 1 1/2 storey brick buildings. These were plastered or clinkered in the 20th century. Only a few of them are still preserved. The buildings had only about 60 m², which were divided on two levels. These small houses usually had five rooms and a kitchen, but no bathroom. A bathroom was added later. Next to the cattle stall was an outhouse. Larger buildings emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. These also had bathrooms. The village square of Elsdorf is almost triangular. It is located at the lowest point in Elsdorf. An extinguishing water pond was tipped over, today's village square. In 1930 a new fire water pond was built. Today it is filled with sand.

The new settlement

As early as 1920 there were several buildings on Hermann-Löns-Strasse. A new residential area was created between 2006 and 2012. Located to the east of the B 8, 2 1/2 storey houses were built. Row houses were also built. Due to the high level of traffic noise, a noise barrier forms the border to the new residential area. The wall is 4.50 meters high.

Religion in Elsdorf

Elsdorf didn't have its own church. The residents of Elsdorf celebrated the fair in Urbach, 1.3 km away. The St. Bartholomäus church there also served as a place of worship for the inhabitants of Elsdorf. There is still a procession to Corpus Christi today. Carpets of flowers and dyed sawdust lined the street with traditional costumes. The priest of Urbach carried the monstrance with the hosts over this decorated street.

Customs in Elsdorf

A maypole was erected on the village square on May 1st. The birch removed again at the end of the month. A Christmas tree, a spruce, is also set up in the village square. In Elsdorf there is the carnival association Fidele Elsdorfer. The association equips a car for the Porzer relocation every year. This is decorated with paper flowers.

There are sights here

A thank-you and commemorative cross was erected for the lay judge Johann Schmitz, the tenant of the Gisterhof in Elsdorf. It is dated 1760. The little saint's house is in a field. It is surrounded by three linden trees. The chapel is from 1925. The previous building had fallen into disrepair and was replaced by the new chapel.

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