Süchteln

Süchteln is a city, located between the cities Viersen and Dülken in the county-down Kreis Viersen in the federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Germany. The next bigger cities inner the circle of 15 to 80 kilometres are Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Düsseldorf and Cologne.

*Official citizens:Süchteln: 16.537 (January 2007).

*As town is Süchteln suggested for the first time in 1116 as mention in historical documents of the Abbey Saint Pantaleon in Cologne. As later part of the dukedom Jülich were the official market-rights bestowed in 1423. In the year 1405 was Süchteln official authenticated to been the owner of official city-rights. From the end of the 19th Century till 1960 was Süchteln a successful and flowing city in the handles of trading with textile weaving. The middle of the city is building the marketplace "Lindenplatz" as the cath. church "St. Clemens" which 73 metre high tower was built up in 1481. In the year 2005 was celebrated "600 Years City-Rights Süchteln". The original document with the official seal has been archived in the National Archive Paris.

*As holy city-patron will honoured the catholic nun "Die Heilige Irmgardis" ("The Saint Irmgardis") who has spent her life at medieval times as anchorite in the forest-hills Süchtelner Höhen. One time yearly will celebrated on the "Heiligenberg" (Holy Hill) an octave to honouring her.

*People of Süchteln are calling their hometown likely as "City In The Green" ("Stadt im Grünen") about its scenic wide moor-, meadows and forests-landscape around. Some parts of Süchteln are declared as official "Vogelschutzgebiete" (Official Bird Protect Areas). Beside the dried-moor-areas in the classic nature-scenery of the Netherrhine flows the small river Niers, which is joining to the River Maas in the Netherlands. Süchtelns' centre will rounded about different village-/cityparts called Süchteln-Vorst, Dornbusch, Hagenbroich, Hagen, Sittard, Johannistal.To arriving is Süchteln by the Autobahn"A 61" Koblenz to Venlo/NL exit 6.

Education

* Brüder-Grimm-Schule ("Brothers Grimm-School" / Primary School)
* Martinschule ("Martin-School" / Catholic Primary School)
* Johannes-Kepler-Realschule (Johannes Kepler-School / Secondary Modern School)
* Gemeinschaftshauptschule Süchteln ("Commonly General Secondary M. School Süchteln")
* Franziskusschule ("Saint Francis School" / Primary SchoolFor Special Educational Needs)

Sports

*Official City Sports Club is the ASV Süchteln (Allgemeiner Sportverein Süchteln / "Commonly Sports Association Süchteln")(soccer, table-tennis, atlethics, trampoline, swimming, diving, triathlon, judo, tennis, nordic walking)
*Kletterwald Süchteln ("Climbing-Forest Süchteln")
*Kanu-Vereine (Canoe-Clubs in coherance to the river-routing Niers)
*Riding (various clubs)
*velocity touring (various clubs)
*skateboarding area (at the Swimming Hall Süchteln)
*motocross-area for bikes (Johannistal).

Events
*Rosenmontagszug in Süchteln-Zentrum ("Roses' Monday Parade" in Süchteln-Centre / Carnival-Parade "February"
*Süchtelner Frühjahrskirmes und Sonntags-Flohmarkt ("Spring Funfair and Sunday-Fleamarket") "May"
*Kinderstadfest in Süchteln-Zentrum ("Children City Celebration Day" in Süchteln-Centre) "May or June"
*Vatertag im Auffelder Bauerncafé in Süchteln-Hagen ("Fathers Day in Auffelder Farmers' Café") "May" or "June"
*Rockband-Contest Süchteln brennt" in Süchteln-Zentrum ("Rockband-Contest Süchteln Burns" in Süchteln-Centre) "June"
*St. Martins-Züge in allen Stadtteilen ("Saint Martin Laterns Parades" for children in all districts) "November"
*Süchtelner Weihnachtsmarkt ("Süchtelner Christmas Market")" November and December"

As well-known persons were born in Süchteln;

*Albert Vigoleis Thelen (1903 - 1989, author/essayist ("Die Insel des zweiten Gesichts" / "Isle Of The Second Face") and translator)
*Karl Müller (1884 - 1964), politician
*Hermann Schmitz (1904 - 1931), artist
*Frank Rehfeld (*1962), fantasy-/fiction.author and co-author of the German science-fiction author Wolfgang Hohlbein
*Hellmut Trienekens (*1938), disposer-entrepreneur