Benrath

Geschichte

Benrath is a part of Düsseldorf in the south of the city. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929.HistoryThe name Benrath came from the "Knights of Benrode". The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1222 in a document from Cologne where Everhard de Benrode is named as an attestor. By the end of the fifth century the area is known as "Rode" or "Roide", which is a cleared area. The castle and the manor of the Benrodes became property of the Counts of Berg by the 13th century.The first church of Benrath was constructed in 1002. The village developed parallel to the castle. The old Church St. Cäcilia was built in that time. Benrath is a place of pilgrimage for Roman Catholic Christians.In the time of Industrial Revolution Benrath grew very fast, because Benrath it next to the important Cologne–Duisburg railway.In 1929 Benrath became a part of Düsseldorf.Benrath todayBenrath is in the South of Düsseldorf. It has an area of 5.90 km2 and 15,900 inhabitants. Benrath station is a stop for Regional-Express trains.The Benrath lineIn the German linguistics the Benrath line (or Benrather-Linie) is the borderline between the Low German and Middle German dialects, although on both side of the line there is a Rhenish dialect. It is also called maken-machen-line, since south of it speakers say machen and north of it maken, as is described in the High German consonant shift.