Hometown Willich

Coat of arms

Schiefbahn

Anrath

Neersen

Willich (old)

Willich

Location of Willich

• 1850:the church in Willich was too small for the catholic communitiy.

• The community decided to bulid a new one at the same place as before

• 1901:The new church was dedicated.

Freetime-center• You can do many things• For example inline skating or

riding a bike• There is a big gym where

football or other games are played

• There is also a big sports field• And also a nice lake where

ducks and swans swim

“De Bütt“- our swimming bath

Where parents and childran enjoy themselves

Stahlwerk BeckerStahlwerk Becker• Was founded in 1908• British army stationed at

Stahlwerk Becker until 1992

• Willich did not have enough space for businesses

• 1997 the city bought the ground

• Started to sell buildings• Campanies have settled in

the last years

Special events

• The shooting Match• Once a year• Begins on Friday at the Freetime Centre• Music and fireworks • After a music show a parade can be watched• Have a cornucopia with flowers• Marksmans shoot at a wooden bird • When the bird falls down we have a “New King“• Monday is the last day. It finishes with another parade

Sights of Anrath

Town hallCatholic church

„Way of the cross“

More sights of Anrath

„Haus Broich“

hospital

Restaurant „Zum alten Zoll“

Liedberger Richterhaus

Leutnantshaus

A special sight of Anrath

museum

the prison

and its

History

1010 mentioned for the first time

1025 consisting of four town lands

1414 got market rights

1970 new community called Willich.

Anrath „Anrode“ = at the cleared woodland

coat of arms

Special events

Bathtub race

Hip Hop Jam

Riding tournament

„Fountain“-party

St. Martin‘s march

Christmas market

•„Tulpensonntagszug“

Something else

•Climbing the church tower

•discotheque „Nighttrain“

•sports stadium

•brewery “Schmitz Mönk“

•stable of “Norbert Koof“

spectacular view

What you can do in Anrathschool playgroundthe parkskater areaborrow bookspoolbillardbuy food and other thingsget fresh milk

cinemado-it-yourself-storeswimming

Good bye !!!

Schiefbahn

History

• first there was only wood everywhere

• small place was called Schyffbaen

• after 1500 it got the name Schiefbahn

• 1548 the catholic church was built

• 1598 this small church became higher

• the population became larger, too.

Churches in Schiefbahn

Landmarks of Schiefbahn

“Gänsejunge“

TV-tower

Nordkanal

Natural monument: Nordkanal From Rhine to Maas

cyclepath „Euroga 2002“

Napoleon built the „Nordkanal“ in 1823

NEERSEN

Description of the City

-1263 Neersen was built

- Population of Neersen: 6.942 - Some shops - One school and two kindergardens

The castle of Neersen

built 1669 built 1669 2.000.000 million stones2.000.000 million stones44m high 44m high

1852 cotton wood factory1852 cotton wood factory1859 fire 1859 fire 1868 again manufacture1868 again manufacture

Castle festivalsCastle festivals

The castle festival

• In summer• In front of the castle• Many people visit it

Chapel “Klein Jerusalem“• Built 1654-1660 by the Duke of

Vinhoven

• Yellow-white from the outside