Niederwenigern
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Niederwenigern is a small borough
of the City of Hattingen
in North Rhine-Westphalia
. It is about 15 minutes by car from the center of Hattingen along the Ruhr River but closer (about 5 minutes) to Kupferdreh a part of the town Essen. The population is about 6,000 and before 1970, it was independent. Niederwenigern has a Roman Catholic church, a local landmark, St. Mauritius Cathedral. There is also a Lutheran-Evangelical Protestant church, the faith of most Protestant Christians in Germany. There is also the Nikolaus-Groß-Museum..
Niederwenigern itself has a smaller subpart, called Dumberg. Best known for its horse riding club, Dumberg is a rural hamlet actually bordering on the City of Essen
.
There are a lot of other horse riding opportunities in Niederwenigern and the surrounding villages.
Regarding the infrastructure Niederwenigern has got 2 kindergartens, 2 primary schools, some smaller shops for daily needs like a Schlecker
store and a REWE
market.Except some typical local pubs, Niederwenigern does not provide lots of entertaining facilities. Famous is the yearly "Mauritius Kirmes", a typical small fun fair celebrated at the end of September in relation to the saint's day of [St.Mauritius]. It's popularity is founded in the fact that a lot of (former) residents come back to Niederwenigern at this weekend to meet old friends. The fair lasts 3 days (Saturday through Monday).
Other things to do is sporting in one of the sports clubs, namely Sportfreunde Niederwenigern (Football, badminton, aerobics, volleyball) and VfL Niederwenigern (Tennis, swimming, athletics, table tennis). Or you ride your bike on the several biketrails along the Ruhr river. On those, you can go far: All the way down the Ruhr river and even to the Rhine river.
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of the City of Hattingen
Hattingen
Hattingen is a German town located in northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:Hattingen is located on the south bank of the River Ruhr in the south of the Ruhr region. The town was first mentioned in 1396, when the Duke of Mark granted permission to build...
in 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...
. It is about 15 minutes by car from the center of Hattingen along the Ruhr River but closer (about 5 minutes) to Kupferdreh a part of the town Essen. The population is about 6,000 and before 1970, it was independent. Niederwenigern has a Roman Catholic church, a local landmark, St. Mauritius Cathedral. There is also a Lutheran-Evangelical Protestant church, the faith of most Protestant Christians in Germany. There is also the Nikolaus-Groß-Museum..
Niederwenigern itself has a smaller subpart, called Dumberg. Best known for its horse riding club, Dumberg is a rural hamlet actually bordering on 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...
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There are a lot of other horse riding opportunities in Niederwenigern and the surrounding villages.
Regarding the infrastructure Niederwenigern has got 2 kindergartens, 2 primary schools, some smaller shops for daily needs like a Schlecker
Schlecker
Schlecker is a German company.Schlecker is a German company with seat in Ehingen. In 1975, Schlecker was founded by Anton Schlecker. Around 52,000 people worked for Schlecker. Schlecker have stores across Europe including Germany, Austria, The Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Hungary, Poland, France,...
store and a REWE
REWE
REWE is a supermarket chain in Germany and part of the Cologne-based REWE Group. REWE have more than 15,000 stores and 211,000 employees world wide.Their catchphrase is "Jeden Tag ein bisschen besser."...
market.Except some typical local pubs, Niederwenigern does not provide lots of entertaining facilities. Famous is the yearly "Mauritius Kirmes", a typical small fun fair celebrated at the end of September in relation to the saint's day of [St.Mauritius]. It's popularity is founded in the fact that a lot of (former) residents come back to Niederwenigern at this weekend to meet old friends. The fair lasts 3 days (Saturday through Monday).
Other things to do is sporting in one of the sports clubs, namely Sportfreunde Niederwenigern (Football, badminton, aerobics, volleyball) and VfL Niederwenigern (Tennis, swimming, athletics, table tennis). Or you ride your bike on the several biketrails along the Ruhr river. On those, you can go far: All the way down the Ruhr river and even to the Rhine river.