Gummersbach
Encyclopedia
Gummersbach is a city in the state
of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 km east of Cologne
. In the past it was nicknamed "the Lime Tree Town", because lime
trees lined the main street. Till the 1920s citizen of Gummersbach also used to call their town "small Paris".
in 1857.
A survey about the most important historical events under: Marksteine Gummersbacher Geschichte
Gummersbach developed rapidly from a small village to a large city during the early 19th century, due to the metal
and textile
industry
. The right part of the arms thus show a spindle as a symbol for the textile industry. The left part shows the arms of the Counts of the Mark, as the area belonged to the Mark since 1287.
Apfelbaum - Becke - Berghausen - Bernberg - Birnbaum - Börnchen - Bracht - Bredenbruch - Brink - Bruch - Brunohl - Berghausen - Deitenbach - Derschlag - Dieringhausen - Drieberhausen - Dümmlinghausen - Elbach - Erbland - Erlenhagen - Flaberg - Frömmersbach - Grünenthal - Gummeroth - Hardt - Hardt-Hanfgarten - Helberg - Herreshagen - Hesselbach - Höfen -Hömel - Hülsenbusch - Hunstig - Kalkuhl - Karlskamp - Koverstein - Lantenbach - Lieberhausen - Liefenroth - Lobscheid - Lützinghausen - Luttersiefen - Mühle - Neuenhaus - Neuenschmiede - Niedergelpe - Niedernhagen - Niederseßmar - Nochen - Oberrengse - Ohmig -Peisel - Piene - Rebbelroth - Recklinghausen - Reininghausen - Remmelsohl - Rodt - Rospe - Schneppsiefen -
Schönenberg - Schusterburg - Sonnenberg - Steinenbrück - Straße - Strombach - Unnenberg - Veste - Vollmerhausen - Waldesruh - Wasserfuhr - Windhagen - Wörde - Würden
with:
was one of the most successful handball
teams of Europe in the 1970s and is till this day after won titles the most recognized team in the world.
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
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...
, 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...
, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 km east of Cologne
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...
. In the past it was nicknamed "the Lime Tree Town", because lime
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
trees lined the main street. Till the 1920s citizen of Gummersbach also used to call their town "small Paris".
History
In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in official documents for the very first time. The document in question concerned the lowering of the episcopal Cathedral Tax for the church in Gummersbach by Eb. Friedrich. At that time the name of the town was spelled as Gummeresbracht. Gummersbach received charterCharter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
in 1857.
A survey about the most important historical events under: Marksteine Gummersbacher Geschichte
The coat of arms
The arms were granted on July 27, 1892.Gummersbach developed rapidly from a small village to a large city during the early 19th century, due to the metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
and textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
. The right part of the arms thus show a spindle as a symbol for the textile industry. The left part shows the arms of the Counts of the Mark, as the area belonged to the Mark since 1287.
Communities, localities and villages
Schönenberg - Schusterburg - Sonnenberg - Steinenbrück - Straße - Strombach - Unnenberg - Veste - Vollmerhausen - Waldesruh - Wasserfuhr - Windhagen - Wörde - Würden
Center
- The Old castle, built in 1700. It lies in the today's center in pedestrianPedestrianA pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case...
precinctPrecinctA precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. The term has several different uses...
with Kaiserstrasse.
Lieberhausen
- Colored church, a Protestant church with Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
to lichen cover paintings.
Hülsenbusch
- The Protestant church, rebuilt in the 18th century after a local fire, in Baroque styleBaroque architectureBaroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
.
Education
- Communal elementary schools in the towncentre and the districts Becke, Bernberg, Derschlag, Dieringhausen, Hülsenbusch, Niederseßmar, Steinenbrück and Windhagen
- Jakob Moreno school, school for learning-disabled children
- Town secondary school Gummersbach-Hepel, http://www.rs-hepel.de/
- Town secondary school Gummersbach-Steinberg
- Town high school - Grotenbach, http://www.gymnasium-grotenbach.de/
- Town high school - Moltkestrasse, http://www.gym-moltke.de/
- Occupational lecture Gummersbach
- Business school Gummersbach
- Advanced technical college of Cologne, campus Gummersbach, http://www.gm.fh-koeln.de/
- Educational centrum upper mountain for technology and economy
- Music school Gummersbach e. V.
- Town comprehensive school, http://gesamtschulegm.de
Twin towns
Gummersbach is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
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(formerly Lauenburg), it amicable relations - no partnership exist. 1955 sold have the Oberbergische Kreis and the town Gummersbach a sponsorship for from Lauenburg coming assumed which meet every 2 years in Gummersbach.
Sport
The men's team VfL GummersbachVfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the German First League of Handball and the German Handball Cup.Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball club ever.-Accomplishments:...
was one of the most successful handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
teams of Europe in the 1970s and is till this day after won titles the most recognized team in the world.
Notable people
- Heiner BrandHeiner BrandHeiner Brand is a former West German handball player. Starting in 1997, he is currently the German national team's coach.- Career :...
, former handball player, now handball coach of the national team - Jürgen Domian, Radio hostPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
- Harald FischerHarald FischerHarald Fischer was a German chiropractor residing in the West Bank since coming to Palestine in 1981 to work for a German charity. After retiring from professional life, Dr...
, doctor killed in PalestinePalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
on November 15, 2000 - Bruno Goller, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
- Wolfgang KariusWolfgang KariusWolfgang Karius is a German conductor, organist and harpsichordist.-Biography:Karius was born at Gummersbach.He attended the Hochschule für Musik Köln where he studied organ under Wolfgang Stockmeier and Michael Schneider and the harpsichord under Hugo Ruf...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, organistOrganistAn organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, and harpsichordistHarpsichordistA harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.Many baroque composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau... - Rolf Peffekoven, financialFINANCIALFINANCIAL is the weekly English-language newspaper with offices in Tbilisi, Georgia and Kiev, Ukraine. Published by Intelligence Group LLC, FINANCIAL is focused on opinion leaders and top business decision-makers; It's about world’s largest companies, investing, careers, and small business. It is...
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, TV personality - Jan Sosniok, film actor
- Fred Viebahn, writer (see http://www.people.virginia.edu/~fv5w/ )
- Fritz Eschmann, former district administrator and memberMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
of the German parliament of SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... - Jürgen HabermasJürgen HabermasJürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theory on the concepts of 'communicative rationality' and the 'public sphere'...
, philosopher
External links
- Official website
- www.campusgummersbach.de - official website of the city development project Steinmüller terrain
- City of Gummersbach: Coat of Arms and Notes of the History of Gummersbach
- City map
- Street map from Mapquest