Giesenkirchen is a district of Mönchengladbach in the eastern part of Region Niederrhein. Up to 22nd October 2009 it was a separate borough of Mönchengladbach. Previously it was part of Rheydt, which was consolidated in 1975 with Mönchengladbach. On 30th June 2007 there were a total of 15,853 inhabitants in Giesenkirchen. Of this total, 9,130 live in the district of Giesenkirchen Center, 4,431 in North Giesenkirchen and in [Schelsen] 2,292.
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In documents it can be shown that the name Giesenkirchen was used for the first time in 1150. These certificates are now in the Historical Archive of Cologne. It is reported here by a donation from the so-called "Tenth of neugerodetem country," which was set by the provost of St. Gereon in Cologne. The Church of Giesenkirchen became part of it with the condition that in the future, small repairs to the roof of the Church will be paid by the parishioners.
Until October 1794, when the french troops arrived, Giesenkirchen, Zoppenbroich and Horst belonged to the Electorate of Cologne. Dycker-Schelsen belonged to the Imperial of Dyck.
By the rule of the French, the boundaries between the existing territorial institutions were abolished for all time.
In the election for District Council in September 2004, the CDUreached 43.3% (6 seats), the SPD 25.4% (3 seats), the FDP 4.7% (1 seat), The Greens 8.3% (1 seat) and the FWG 16.1% (2 seats) of the votes. For District Frank Boss (CDU) was elected.
Members of the Council of the City of Mönchengladbach from Giesenkirchen have passed since the municipal 2004: Frank Boss (CDU / Directly elected in the constituency Giesenkirchen, Meerkamp, Tackhütte), Axel Zimmermann (CDU / Directly elected in the constituency Giesenkirchen, Schelsen, Ahrener field), Horst Peter Vennen (SPD / Council reserve list), Oliver Büschgen (SPD / Council reserve list) and Bernd Püllen (FWG / Council reserve list)
2009: Council Members: Giesenkirchen North: Horst-Peter Vennen (SPD), Giesenkirchen-South: Ralf Kremer (CDU) From 2004 to 2009, Giesenkirchen the CDU lost a total of over 50% of their voters.
The Giesenkirchener Hans-Willi Körfgen (SPD) in 2000 became a Member of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia
The school story starts with a parish school, a Catholic institution. The timing of this facility is not known. It is documented that in 1571 "uff Remigii" became the master. In 1809 the congregation built the south side of the church, a school building with a classroom. With the introduction of compulsory education in 1825 a second classroom was added.
On 19th October 1868 the school was inaugurated Meerkamp and approved for teaching. An extension has already been created in 1898. The final form of the school received Meerkamp with the construction of a new building with four classrooms, teaching materials and teachers' lounge room in 1912. For the Protestant students from Schelsen oriented in citizens Horster-Schelsen in 1846 a private school was opened. The cost recovery was carried out by voluntary contributions and a current grant from the Gustav-Adolf-Verein. Because of the low number of students it was dissolved in 1945.
A public Protestant elementary school began in 1947 in the building of the Catholic elementary school Korschenbroicher street with the lessons. In 1959 they moved into the then free-standing building on Fries Road. A new school building was for the Protestant Elementary School in the years 1965/1966 prepared by the city at Rheydt Asternweg. In 1968, the existing school system has been fundamentally altered and divided the elementary school in elementary and secondary school. In Giesenkirchen it emerged at the beginning of the school year of 1968 as a Catholic primary school at the Konstantin Road, Kleinenbroich Road, On Sternenfeld and farm road. A Protestant primary school was set up in the building Friesenstraße. At the beginning of the school year 1969/1970 the school was converted into a Primary School. Due to low student numbers, the Catholic elementary school at Bauerstraße was dissolved in 1969.