Meiderich
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Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg
. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich.
Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On the 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district. Meiderich/Beeck has seven quarters: Beeck, Beeckerwerth
, Bruckhausen, Laar, Mittel, Ober and Untermeiderich.
Meiderich was first mentioned in the beginning of the 10th century as "Medriki", that means "moist area", in a document of the Werden Abbey
. The first church was built in the 13th century. In the Middle Ages there was the village Meiderich surrounded by seven areas of accumulated farms: Berchum, Berg, Borkhofen, Dümpten, Lakum, Lösort and Vowinkel.
(VRR) line U79, connecting Meiderich with Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
.
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich.
Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On the 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district. Meiderich/Beeck has seven quarters: Beeck, Beeckerwerth
Beeckerwerth
Beeckerwerth is a part of the German city of Duisburg and located right of the Rhine. It has a population of 3.807 and an area of 7,62 km².-History:...
, Bruckhausen, Laar, Mittel, Ober and Untermeiderich.
Meiderich was first mentioned in the beginning of the 10th century as "Medriki", that means "moist area", in a document of the Werden Abbey
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...
. The first church was built in the 13th century. In the Middle Ages there was the village Meiderich surrounded by seven areas of accumulated farms: Berchum, Berg, Borkhofen, Dümpten, Lakum, Lösort and Vowinkel.
Public transport
Meiderich Bf. is a terminus station of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-RuhrVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany...
(VRR) line U79, connecting Meiderich with Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:...
.