Horde

Hörde is a Stadtbezirk ("City District") in the south of the city of Dortmund, in Germany.

The Stadtbezirk is made up of the areas of Wellinghofen, Höchsten, Benninghofen, Loh, Holzen, Sommerberg, Syburg, and Wichlinghofen, as well as Hörde itself. The Emscher flows through Hörde. It will drain the Phoenix-Lake when it is finished. The Lake is named after a steel factory on whose area it is build.

Contents

1 Coat of arms
2 History
3 Notable sights
4 Geographic location
5 Clubs
6 External links

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of the Stadtbezirk shows the Hörder Burg (Hörde Castle), overlaid with a red-and-white chequered band that was used as the sign of the Counts of Mark. The semicircle is originally green and should be a meadow. The background is golden.

History

Originally Hörde was a separate town (until 1929), rather than forming part of Dortmund.

The name was chosen because of the natural surroundings: "Hörde" derives from "Huryde" or "Huride", meaning "fold".

The town was founded by the Counts of Mark in opposition to their principal enemy, the town of Dortmund. The first settlers were Wellinghofer, who had been resettled by the count. The count wanted to compass Dortmund by own towns. Hence the "Big Dortmunder Fehde(= feud)" between Dortmund on one side and the Count of Mark as well as Cologne and their allies on the other side. Hörde and its allies lost the battle.

Until 1929 Hörde was a city and as well county seat of the county Hörde. Then Hörde was incorporated by Dortmund.

While the Third Reich where before and after National Socialism a police station is, was domiciled Gestapo-jail. 1945 the homicides in Rombergpark(see: Dortmund) and in the Bittermark are organised from there.

Notable sights

Hörde's principal landmark is the Schlanke Mathilde ("Slim Matilda"), a clock made by citizens to annoy their mayor, whose wife was overweight. It was restored in 1983.

Another landmark is situated east of the City of Hörde: the Hörde Castle.

Geographic location

Hörde is situated at 51°29' North, 7°30' East, and is at an elevation of 112 metres above mean sea level.It situated in southern part of Dortmund which is situated in the Ruhrgebiet.

Clubs

aerobic:

Turn- und Spielverein Borussia-Höchsten 1869 e. V.
Yoshukan Dortmund e.V.

aikido:

Budo -und Kraftsportverein Dortmund-Hörde e. V.

company sports:

Betriebssportgemeinschaft Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG - Wasser und Energie BSG Rot-Weiss Berufsfeuerwehr Dortmund BSG Brauerei Brinkhoff BSG NW-Berufsförderungswerk e.V.

fishing:

[Angelsportverein Dortmund-Höchsten 1981 e. V.] BSG Rot-Weiss Berufsfeuerwehr Dortmund

handball:

OSC Dortmund-Hörde DJK Westfalia Hörde SG HC Dortmund-Süd Turn- und Spielverein Borussia-Höchsten 1869 e. V.

soccer:

VFL Hörde Hörder Sportverein(HSV) Hörder SC(HSC) Hörder Kickers e.V. FC Wellinghofen 1983 e. V. Genclerbirligi Grashüpfer Olpkebach 1988 e.V. Spiel- und Sportverein Hacheney 61 e.V. SPVGG Dortmund-Süd 1987 TuS Holzen-Sommerberg 92/07 e.V.

sports for the disabled:

Verein für Gesundheitssport und Sporttherapie e.V.

swimming:

DLRG Ortsgruppe Dortmund-Hörde e. V. SSC Hörde 54/58

wrestling:

AC Hörde 04

External links

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