Fewo Köln introduces you to the Longerich district

Longerich is on the left bank of the Rhine and belongs to the district Nippes . Geographically speaking ... Longerich borders on Niehl to the east, Weidenpesch and Bilderstöckchen to the south and Ossendorf to the west. To the south, Longerich borders on three, namely: Lindweiler , Heimersdorf and Seeberg . The people of Cologne call their neighborhoods in Cologne dialect "Veedeln". Longerich has several of these "Veedeln". Longerich was once a village. This also includes the new and old garden city. The Hungarian settlement also exists here and is one of them.

District number	area	residents
506	6.143 square kilometers	14,000

History of Longerich

The residents of the district call Longerich in the dialect "Lunke" . At the time of the Cologne Carnival "Lunke Alaaf" is called. Lunke comes from Lunrike / Lunreke and is an abbreviation for -iacum. A reference to Roman times, of course. In Roman times there were road connections from Cologne to Neuss. It is therefore assumed that Longerich was already settled in Roman times. In the Middle Ages, it was first mentioned in a document after 900 Longerich. The church was first mentioned in 1080. But a church must have existed as early as 900. A church was built in 1797. This was a successor to a church and the tower of the old church was integrated into it. This church was demolished in 1913. The new building was previously built on the neighboring property.

In 1794, Longerich was under the French flag. From 1815 Longerich was Prussian. Large areas of what is now the Nippes district belonged to Mairie de Longerich in the French period. The Mayor's Office of Longerich developed from this. Nippes, Mauenheim and Riehl were separated from Longerich in 1886 and split off. From April 1, 1888, Longerich belonged to. In the course of the new building of the church on the neighboring property, a war memorial was created on the old church square. As a souvenir for all those killed in the wars of the last century. The place is called Kriegerplatz and has a park. Longerich had suffered serious damage during the Second World War . From 1956 Longerich grew steadily. The New Garden City was built.

Some mayors of Longerich

1. From 1812 - 1826 Engelbert Denhoven was mayor.
2. From 1826 - 1833 the mayor was Franz Karl Denhoven.
3. From 1837 - 1858 Theodor Rosell was mayor of the district

The Longericher district

Alt-Longerich: Longerich was a farming village for several centuries. The Cologne-Neuss-Krefeld railway line was built in 1855 and Longerich was given its own train station. In 1934 the station was rebuilt on the outskirts. The S 11 S-Bahn trains still stop there today. In 1832 Longerich got a primary school. The Catholic parish church of St. Dionysius is located in the historic center of Longerich. It was rebuilt in 1899. The style of the church is neo-Gothic. Its architect was Vincenz Statz.

The Old Garden City: The Old Garden City North was founded in 1936. Single-family houses were built in massive construction. The gardens were very large. Because self-sufficiency with vegetables, fruit and chickens was common at the time . Firebombs damaged some houses in World War II. Back then, neighbors held together. The worst damage was quickly remedied. The parish church of Christ King was built here. The architect was called Fritz Schaller.

The Hungarian settlement: When the Hungarian uprising broke out in 1956, a huge wave of refugees followed. Some refugees found a new home in Longerich. The settlement emerged from several rows of terraced houses. It is located between Johannes-Rings-Straße and military ring in the Meerfeldstraße.

The New Garden City: In 1956 for the Catholic Day in Cologne, the foundation stone was laid for the "Catholic Day Settlement". Catholic families with many children should be settled here. The area was previously mainly used for agriculture. The district president of Cologne, Dr. Wilhelm Warsch broke ground. Archbishop of Cologne Josef Cardinal Frings inaugurated the settlement on September 12, 1959. It should be mentioned that this settlement was once one of the largest in Europe with children. In 1961, the Catholic parish church of St. Bernhard and the Protestant Immanuelkirche were built. In 2008 the St. Bernhard Church reopened. The roof of the church was dilapidated and had to be closed for two years due to renovation work. The Catholic churches in Longerich have been under one patronage since January 1, 2010: the old parish of St. Dionysius.

The Longerich infrastructure

The cellit monastery was totally destroyed in 1943. Therefore, a new mother house had to be built for the order. This was built in 1959. The sisters wanted to build a retirement home on the old site. But this did not happen. The Holy Spirit Hospital was built for this. There was space for 330 patients. The hospital was modernized in 2007. The front of the house bears the medal "C". Four churches belong to Longerich. Three Roman Catholic and one Protestant. There are also two chapels here. One of them is the Luther Chapel. It is strange that it originated from an old stable. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church holds its services there today. The main commercial streets are Longericher Hauptstraße and Grethenstraße. Many shops are located here. The Liège barracks are located in the north of Longerich. The regular service of the Bundeswehr was located here in 2006.

Sport activities

Handball is very popular in Longerich. The Longericher Sport Club plays in the 3rd Handball Bundesliga. The "Cologne Classic" bike race has been taking place in Longerich on Whit Monday. The race attracts numerous onlookers. Wilfried Peffgen is a three-time world champion.

Present

Longerich is a very green district. There are mainly single-family housing estates here. The old town center is very traditional. Many associations and parishes exist here. There are two carnival clubs. There is a large district move every year. There is also a shooting club with an annual shooting festival. The fire service festival of the volunteer fire service takes place every year. A citizens' association works for the citizens of Longerich. The choirs are strongly represented here. A children's choir, a youth choir, four church choirs, a male choir, a chamber choir ( which receives a lot of attention), a wind orchestra, rock and pop bands and two music schools are located in Longerich. There is a lively concert program.

Maybe you also want to attend a concert in Longerich during your stay here? A somewhat unusual club in square dance is also located in Longerich. Longerich is a musical district!