The small village Spenrath
was demolished by 2013
The village was first mentioned in 1398 as “Spenrode”. In the 19th century, a large estate was built on Baumstrasse.
Demolition work in the village began in June 2007. First, the houses in Baumstrasse, the western part of Spenrath, were demolished. At this point the place had already been completely resettled, only the estate Spenrath at the western end was still inhabited. This was also used for agricultural purposes until the summer of 2013. Most of Spenrath's residents have moved to New Spenrath. In mid-2013, the estate was the last building in Spenrath to be demolished. The area has now been completely cleared of opencast mining.
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Timeline Resettlement Otzenrath, Spenrath & Holz
May 1992
Population survey
As early as 1992, local initiatives were formed which carried out citizen surveys to choose a new village location. In May, the responsible municipality Jüchen also asked for suggestions from the population.June 1992
Possible locations
Seven locations were followed up. For Otzenrath/Spenrath these were Buschhof, Hackhausen-Nord, Quackshof, Jüchen-Nord and Bissen. Hochneukirch-Nord and Waat-Süd were proposed for Holz.October 1992
Survey
After various preliminary investigations left four potential locations, a household survey was carried out in Otzenrath, Spenrath and Holz. The citizens of Otzenrath and Spenrath chose the Hackausen-Nord location, the citizens of Holz chose Hochneukirch-Nord.1995
Lawsuit against Garzweiler
After the Garzweiler opencast mine was approved in March 1995, the Jüchen municipality considered filing a lawsuit against the Garzweiler brown coal plan with the aim of preventing it. In a citizen survey, 74.5% of all citizens of Jüchen were in favor of a lawsuit. Ultimately, the lawsuit before the Constitutional Court failed in 1997.1996
Election of citizens' advisory councils
The local council of Jüchen decides to set up citizens' advisory boards to involve the affected population in the upcoming decision-making processes. These citizens' advisory boards are elected in Otzenrath/Spenrath and appointed in Holz.1999 - 2000
Development plans
After various workshops, site visits and other involvement of the population, the development plans for Holz and Otzenrath-Spenrath are approved.August 6, 1999
Groundbreaking ceremony Otzenrath
In August 1999, construction of the new locations began with the ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony.October 21, 2000
Groundbreaking ceremony Holz
In October 2000 the groundbreaking ceremony was also held in Holz.July 25, 2001
First residents in the new town
In the summer of 2001, the first houses were finished and the first resettlers moved to the new towns.November 28, 2004
De-dedication of the Protestant church
The last service will take place in the Protestant church of Otzenrath on November 28, 2004.June 5, 2006
New Protestant church
The new Protestant church in Neu-Otzenrath will be put into operation in the summer.June 18, 2006
De-dedication of the Catholic Church
In June 2006, the Catholic Church of Otzenrath will be de-dedicated with a final service, making it a normal secular building under canon law and can be demolished.October 28, 2006
New Catholic Church
On October 28, 2006, the new Catholic church of Otzenrath was consecrated.March 2007
Demolition of the Catholic church
As of March 8th, Otzenrath's Catholic church will be demolished. The center column is installed so that it survives the demolition undamaged. It will be installed in the new village.March 2007
Demolition of the Protestant church
On March 12th the Protestant church of Otzenrath will be demolished. become.July 2007
Last building in Otzenrath
In the summer of 2007, the last building of Otzenrath was demolished: the elementary school in the former town center.January 2011
Water tower is blown up
When the water tower was blown up, the town of Holz was completely leveled.July 2013
Manor will be demolished
The last building of Otzenrath, Spenrath and Holz is the estate Spenrath to be demolished. This was managed until the end.
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Twelve villages will be demolished for opencast mining
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Holz (old)
† 2008
Pesch (old)
† 2014
Otzenrath (old)
† 2007
Spenrath (old)
† 2013
Borschemich (old)
† 2017
Borschemich (old)
† 2017
Keyenberg (old)
† approx. 2026
Lützerath (old)
† approx. 2022
Immerath (old)
† approx. 2022
Kuckum (old)
† approx. 2027
Unterwestrich (old)
† approx. 2027
Oberwestrich (old)
† approx. 2027
Berverath (old)
† approx. 2028
Immerather mill
† 2018
Immerather Dom
† 2018
Church Keyenberg
† approx. 2024
Eggerather Hof
† approx. 2030
Roitzerhof
† approx. 2035
Weyerhof
† approx. 2035
Otzenrath (new)
* 2001
Spenrath (new)
* 2001
Holz (new)
* 2001
Immerath (new)
* 2006
Keyenberg, Kuckum, Westrich & Berverath (new)
* 2016
Borschemich (new)
* 2006
All locations and times as a list
Holz (old)
† 2008Pesch (old)
† 2014Otzenrath (old)
† 2007Spenrath (old)
† 2013Borschemich (old)
† 2017Borschemich (old)
† 2017Keyenberg (old)
† approx. 2026Lützerath (old)
† approx. 2022Immerath (old)
† approx. 2022Kuckum (old)
† approx. 2027Unterwestrich (old)
† approx. 2027Oberwestrich (old)
† approx. 2027Berverath (old)
† approx. 2028Immerather mill
† 2018Immerather Dom
† 2018Church Keyenberg
† approx. 2024Eggerather Hof
† approx. 2030Roitzerhof
† approx. 2035Weyerhof
† approx. 2035Otzenrath (new)
* 2001Spenrath (new)
* 2001Holz (new)
* 2001Immerath (new)
* 2006Keyenberg, Kuckum, Westrich & Berverath (new)
* 2016Borschemich (new)
* 2006