Ratingen-Lintorf
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Lintorf is a quarter in the northern part of the city Ratingen
at the transition of the foreland of the Berg region into the lower Rhine plain. The elevation is 35 m above sea level. Population: 3,671 (1939), 14,954 (2003). Area: 16.85 km² (2003).
Lintorf is on the Cologne-Ratingen-Duisburg line, which since 1985 has had no train stations. The place is connected by the autobahns A52 (Essen-Düsseldorf
, exit Ratingen Tiefenbroich), A524 (autobahn interchange Breitscheid
-Krefeld
, exit Ratingen-Lintorf), A3 (Oberhausen
-Cologne, exit A52) and the old boundary lies in the northern edge of the approach lane of the Düsseldorf International Airport
(3 km runway).
Lintorf was the site of a Displaced Persons Camp after World War II, providing a home for Ukrainians, Poles and Yugoslavs awaiting immigration to countries such as the United States and Australia. Ratingen had been the site of an atrocity in April 1945. The bodies of eight German anti-Nazis, one woman and two Polish men, were found lying in woods near the town.
The rural scattered housing estate developed in the time after World War II
from suburban residents of the surrounding cities, primarily from Düsseldorf (12 km). In the first half of the 20th century, lead, clay/tone and gravel was mined, in the period after World War II, the auto manufacturer Hoffmann
(licensed production of the Vespa
scooter), the company Constructa
(washing machine
s), as well as the company Hünnebeck
(metal scaffold construction). Outlined nearly the entire old village center until 1975. The surrounding forests are a popular scenic area.
, Mettmann
district, Düsseldorf
region, North Rhine-Westphalia
state. Until 1974, it was an independent municipality and seat of the administration of Amt Angerland.
Ratingen
Ratingen is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the northwestern part of Berg - about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf...
at the transition of the foreland of the Berg region into the lower Rhine plain. The elevation is 35 m above sea level. Population: 3,671 (1939), 14,954 (2003). Area: 16.85 km² (2003).
Lintorf is on the Cologne-Ratingen-Duisburg line, which since 1985 has had no train stations. The place is connected by the autobahns A52 (Essen-Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, exit Ratingen Tiefenbroich), A524 (autobahn interchange Breitscheid
Breitscheid
Breitscheid may refer to:*Breitscheid, Hesse, a municipality in Hesse, Germany*Breitscheid, Mainz-Bingen, a municipality in the district Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
-Krefeld
Krefeld
Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
, exit Ratingen-Lintorf), A3 (Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
-Cologne, exit A52) and the old boundary lies in the northern edge of the approach lane of the Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport is the largest airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the third largest airport in Germany, handling 18.99 million passengers in 2010....
(3 km runway).
Lintorf was the site of a Displaced Persons Camp after World War II, providing a home for Ukrainians, Poles and Yugoslavs awaiting immigration to countries such as the United States and Australia. Ratingen had been the site of an atrocity in April 1945. The bodies of eight German anti-Nazis, one woman and two Polish men, were found lying in woods near the town.
The rural scattered housing estate developed in the time after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
from suburban residents of the surrounding cities, primarily from Düsseldorf (12 km). In the first half of the 20th century, lead, clay/tone and gravel was mined, in the period after World War II, the auto manufacturer Hoffmann
Hoffmann Motorcycles
Hoffmann Motorcycles was a motorcycle manufacturer located in Hoffman, Germany, and was in business from 1949 to 1954.-History:The company began in 1949 in the town of Lintorf, Germany, and was different from many other German motorcycle manufactures because they did not exist before World War II...
(licensed production of the Vespa
Vespa
Vespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian.The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A...
scooter), the company Constructa
Constructa
Constructa may refer to:* a digitized form of Tower , a slab serif typeface*Constructa , a German manuafacturer of washing machines...
(washing machine
Washing machine
A washing machine is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets...
s), as well as the company Hünnebeck
Hünnebeck
The Harsco Infrastructure Deutschland GmbH , with its headquarters located in Ratingen, Germany, is a subsidiary of the Harsco Corporation. The company develops, rents and sells formwork and scaffolding products for the main construction trade and civil engineering projects...
(metal scaffold construction). Outlined nearly the entire old village center until 1975. The surrounding forests are a popular scenic area.
Political arrangement
Since 1975, part of the city RatingenRatingen
Ratingen is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the northwestern part of Berg - about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf...
, Mettmann
Mettmann (district)
Mettmann is a Kreis in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr and thedistrict-free cities Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf,Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen...
district, Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf (region)
Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. It covers the western part of the Ruhr Area, as well as the Niederrheinische Tiefebene, the lower Rhine area. It is the most populated of all German administrative areas of...
region, 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...
state. Until 1974, it was an independent municipality and seat of the administration of Amt Angerland.
External links
- http://www.lintorf.de (in German)
- http://www.lintorfer.info with photos of Lintorf (in German)
- http://www.lintorf-die-quecke.de of the Lintorfer of association for local history (in German)
- http://www.ratingen.de
- http://www.ratingenweb.de
- http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcampsGermanyLa-li.html
- http://www.cine-holocaust.de/cgi-bin/gdq?efw00fbw000865.gd