Düsseldorf-Unterbach
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Unterbach is a quarter (
History
The name of the local part comes from the knights van Unterbeke, whose seat was the House of Unterbach – an old water castle, first mentioned as seat of the knights in 1169. The gallery of the lords of the House of Unterbach and their coats of arms are to be discovered elsewhere in Unterbach on the monument, which also serves as homeland and war memorial. The columns of the monument bear the names in time-correct sequence in stone. Further local historical buildings of Unterbach are mentioned at the former customs office at the eastern local entrance "at the Zault", the tubing mill and the association house.
House Unterbach
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House Unterbach was probably established in the times of the
Geography
Unterbach lies in the southeast of the city Düsseldorf and is the fifth-largest quarter of Düsseldorf, with an area of 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi).[1] A large part of this area is the local recreation area Lake Unterbach (Unterbacher See). In Unterbach just like in neighboring Vennhausen around the lake a moorland colonizing one operated approximately, of it street names witnessed such as Vennstrasse (fen street), as well as large ones and small peat break. Details are however not well known. Unterbach is separated by a forest belt from the close-lying boroughs of Düsseldorf. The first hills of the Bergisches Land terminate here at the lower Rhine level and give Unterbach, in comparison to remaining Düsseldorf, a hilly character. Thus Unterbach climbs from here, beginning on Lake Unterbach at the foot of the Korresberg, rising behind the closed land development in the city of Erkrath, to a height of 100 meters.
This location, the local recreation area of Unterbacher lake/Eller forest and the partial Unterbach forest lying on Erkrath's area makes it into a borough with a high standard of living. Unterbach has 7,802 inhabitants (2020) with a relatively low population density of 843 inhabitants per km2.[2]
Lake Unterbach
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(Unterbacher See)
northern lakeshore
The
The lake represents an important local recreation area for the region of Düsseldorf. On the north bank are also an observation deck with restaurant, a
Culture
Unterbach has retained its village character with its active association and church life, firmly established as a geographically separate quarter of Düsseldorf.
Carnival
Unterbach has maintained for itself a singular character within Düsseldorf from old times in regard to the carnival: It is the only quarter with an absolutely independent carnival board, its own pair of princes and separation. Here also is the origin in the region of Düsseldorf for the dialect expressions "Halven cock" and "old shot". The latter had its greatest success with "the stars sparkle", which was originally the slogan song of the session 1997 in the Unterbach carnival. The meetings and the procession in the Unterbach carnival extend into the surrounding cities.
The coat of arms animal of Unterbach is the donkey, presented as jumping over the donkey brook. At the shopping centre, "at the Breidenplatz", a donkey cast in bronze is set up in the Unterbacher. The Carnival fool's call in Unterbach is the donkey sound "I-A" unlike the Rhineland "Helau" in the rest of Düsseldorf. Also the
The donkey brook flows through the neighboring borough of Eller as well as its lock park behind Unterbach. There it flows into the southern Düssel.
Sports
The TV Unterbach 1905 announced the place country wide in the trampoline sports with a first success of a German pupil master and a third place of the pupil crew championship achieved at the same time in 1968. With the further ascent the association became in the years 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984 in this discipline of German masters, placed many further German and European titles, a vice-world champion as well as the majority of the German national team. By the allocation to Düsseldorf in the framework to the association a large practice hall lying in Unterbach is missing to the local reorganisation and does gymnastics at present in the second federal league.
Reorganisation
Unterbach was moved from Erkrath to Düsseldorf in 1975. A part of Unterbach, called Unterfeldhaus, remained in Erkrath. Since this reorganisation, the inhabitants of the two former Unterbach appear main street sides in different cities. Also the House Unterbach – as the nucleus of Unterbach – is on the "wrong" roadside and thus in Erkrath. The parts of the Unterbach forest and the sports field of the soccer association sports club Unterbach are on Erkrath's area. Practically this separation however never manifested itself. The cultural, church and association life turn out as in only one local part. Besides many students from Unterbach visit the resuming schools in Erkrath.
References
- ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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