Today, only a piece reminiscent triumph vought of leading

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In the rear of the public house towering St. Peter and Paul Cathedral tower. It is the oldest Rhine Gothic hall church. St. Peter and Paul Cathedral dates back to the 8th century AD. At that time the church in Cologne, Ratingen enjoy the right tithes and priests concession. In 1973, an archaeological excavation has been discovered in the little-known royal Caroline (AD 814 - 911) masonry church foundations. This should be built in the 9th century AD. Previously, there was a wooden triumph vought church structure.

St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, there are still three big bell, is a heritage items. The smallest but also the oldest undoubtedly Katarina bell, weighing about 890 kg, minted in 1300 years ago. In second place cloche weighs about 2960 kg, 1523 casting. The heaviest magical colors cloche weighs about 3920 kg, is a product of 1498, the bell is called "Merg" or "Maerch", the name comes from the Middle High German "Maria" (Maria) a words. Legend of the bell is made from a few pigs out of the land beneath the arch, and then people triumph vought are very solemnly transported to the church come. Another argument is that people in Cologne ornate clock Ratingen great admirer, they would like to spend the time Vitale silver from Cologne to Ratingen covered road outside Jia Kelong giant cathedral bell usher "Merg" triumph vought and Katarina two treasure bell.
Many years ago, Ratingen Swede was the invasion and occupation of this ancient town lost its former tranquility and harmony. Swedes to manufacture guns and bullets in an attempt to collect the metal in all regions, at the ruined church. Ratingen mayors and councilors for the benefit of the public, in order to reduce the loss of low maximum degree of public facilities, decided to remove triumph vought the church bell buried in Ratingen forest. Under the leadership of the mayor, citizens young and old work together, will be dragged into heavy traffic bell forest, buried underground, dry mysteriously. Invaders were angry, arrested the mayor and all members of the exhaustion of the means of torture bell place. But the strong-willed people did not fear Ratingen mercy of the invaders, and no one to tell the truth bell. Bell saved, but all the members of the heroic mayor and all were beheaded in public.
Time flies, people restore peace after living triumph vought a demure everyday life, the factory began to work, farmers began farming, as usual bride wedding ceremony was held in the church, herdsmen still a day to the city to find pig banished to the woods food. But no church bells, a little time every day you can hear the bells clang clang, Ratingen fewer people are like God's call. One day, the herdsmen who are working in the woods, suddenly found a few hogs in a swamp Qijin Er to turn arch, out of curiosity, he came closer: So it is that the great bell then buried! News spread like wildfire, citizens all rejoiced. We found a few mouthfuls of the clock in the vicinity of the other, so that all buried eventually returned to the church triumph vought bell, which returned to public life. Magic bell was buried in the vast forest, triumph vought for many years has not been excavated, pig arch was finally out today, just as God's gift of Ratingen people!

The monks have been active in Ratingen several centuries. Back in 1362 founded by Franz von Assisi Mission in Nepal Avenue Europe will have its own activities. Apart from a few faction is called Francis "minority brethren", but there is also inhabited by some nuns. These pious women living together, labor together. Half of the 16th century, the monks could leave Ratingen. A few years later in 1651, Cologne monks got to build a new residence in the city for approval. They fight to the streets located Lintuo Fu (1-5) of a piece of land. 1655 for their monastery monks laid the cornerstone. In the second year they moved to the hospital.
Until 1673 the reformers were allowed to hold religious ceremonies. Christians are ready to continue the construction of churches, organizations raising funds is still a priority. Kurfurst Brandenburg since that is the Duchy of Berg Protestant defenders, led donated 100 Goulden gold, while the instruction he Kleve government provided a grant to the construction of the church year. Experienced 10 years of ups and downs, the church was finally inaugurated in 1684.

In the past two centuries, the castle owned by von Spey all, which was mainly used for agricultural production. When Arlen family donated the castle to Ratingen City after the transition to the castle hereditary form of tenant rights to architect Bruno Longboat engineer. He was on the verge of collapse Castle conducted a thorough maintenance triumph vought and repairs.
Today, only a piece reminiscent triumph vought of leading "Herrenhaus" mentality spindle ancient park. We walk on gravel, presented in front of a large green lawn precious trees and towering, these precious trees are planted in the 1990s in the eighteenth century. This natural landscape triumph vought park is Dusseldorf - Lean Fairbanks pipeline factory was founded Karl 珀恩斯 root establishment. Brueggemann from Africa, North America, Central and South America, as well as distant as China and India has introduced many trees and shrubs decorate this beautiful park. The most prized plants to the number two Bauhinia trees and a very rare Himalayan tears loose.
From the beginning of the 1990s the seventeenth century, we can see the emergence of today's workers living area. Workers work on a lot of convenience, contact the factory's management and workers are more numerous. Spinning mills, there are many hundreds of workers in child labor, which is not uncommon triumph vought at the time. In 1824, about 150 6-16 year old child working beside the machine. 12 hours a day to dry. 1835 enacted the Law on Compulsory Education. Moritz Brueggemann opened a school. However, the grant program is not free. To this end, the children must come up with 3-4 small silver coin used for tuition from their salaries. In addition, four nights a week for half an hour to work overtime. The teacher was very hard, a teacher to teach nearly 100 students.

When we see the majestic triumph vought towers and their associated large wall ruins, ditches, as well as two-story base of the wall, in front of all of this so that we can feel very sturdy defensive tower structure, extraordinary. In the past, Ratingen stone walls up to 7 meters, 2 meters thick. La Tingen triumph vought city has its own quarry, taken from the wild people to stone as a building material. With such strong towers and walls, so Ratingen defense impregnable. Annular walls of interior and exterior, some sections triumph vought of the channel has a defensive reinforcement. As early as 1362 the city had four gates Ratingen. Where Ou Boer - Bashir gates into the city's most important road, because this ordinance was the only way to visit the city's Princess. In Ratingen local defense tower was first started in 1439 when the construction is called "Day pigeon tower."
Are wooden structures. White walls, brown wooden frame, with strong triumph vought local characteristics.


Lutheran Church (Die lutherische Kirche)

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