Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich. Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district. Meiderich/Beeck has seven quarters: Beeck, Beeckerwerth, Bruckhausen, Laar, Mittel-, Ober- and Untermeiderich.
Meiderich was first mentioned in the beginning of the 10th century as "Medriki", that means "moist area", in a document of the Werden Abbey. The first church was built in the 13th century. In the Middle Ages there was the village Meiderich surrounded by seven areas of accumulated farms: Berchum, Berg, Borkhofen, Dümpten, Lakum, Lösort and Vohwinkel. The association-football club MSV Duisburg, currently taking part in the third division ("Dritte Liga") in Germany is based in Meiderich; the club's name MSV is derived from "Meidericher Spielverein".
Public transport edit
Meiderich Bf. is a terminus station of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) line U79, connecting Meiderich with Duisburg Hbf and Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte.
Bibliography edit
- Heinrich Averdunk / Walter Ring: Geschichte der Stadt Duisburg. Essen: Baedeker Verlag, 1927, S. 304 - 330
- Peter Cinka: Berühmte Meidericher Persönlichkeiten aus den letzten beiden Jahrhunderten.Duisburg: Borath Verlag, 1997
- Günter von Roden: Geschichte der Stadt Duisburg. Bd. II: Die Ortsteile von den Anfängen. Die Gesamtstadt seit 1905. Duisburg: Walter Braun Verlag, 1974, p. 124 - 184
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51°28′N 6°46′E / 51.467°N 6.767°E
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