History Bielefeld






founded in 1214 count hermann iv of ravensberg guard pass crossing teutoburg forest, bielefeld city of linen minor member of hanseatic league.


after cologne-minden railway opened in 1849, bozi brothers constructed first large mechanised spinning mill in 1851. ravensberg spinning mill built 1854 1857, , metal works began open in 1860s.


between 1904 , 1930, bielefeld grew, opening rebuilt railway station, municipal theatre, , finally, rudolf-oetker-halle concert hall, renowned excellent acoustics. dürkopp car produced 1898-1927. after printing emergency money (german: notgeld) in 1923 during inflation in weimar republic, bielefeld 1 of several towns printed attractive , highly collectable banknotes designs on silk, linen , velvet. these pieces issued bielefeld stadtsparkasse (town s savings bank) , sent around world in 1920s. these pieces known stoffgeld – is, money made fabric.



nazi germany

the town s synagogue burned in 1938. in 1944, b-17 flying fortresses bombed bielefeld on september 20 (the gas works) , october 7, , raf bombed on december 4/5. in 1945, b-17s bombed nearby paderborn marshalling yard, schildesche railway viaduct bombed on january 17, 1945, , on march 14 grand slam bomb used first time against viaduct. american troops entered city in april 1945.


founded in 1867 bielefeld sewing machine repair company, ag dürkoppwerke employed 1,665 people in 1892; used waffenamt code waa547 1938 1939 dürkopp-werke, , merged other bielefeld companies form dürkopp adler ag in 1990.


due presence of number of barracks built during 1930s , location next main east-west autobahn in northern germany, after world war ii bielefeld became headquarters town fighting command of british army of rhine - baor (the administrative , strategic headquarters @ rheindahlen near dutch border). until 1980s there large british presence in barracks housing headquarters of british first corps , support units, schools, naafi shops, officers , sergeants messes , several estates of married quarters. british presence heavily scaled after reunification of germany , of infrastructure has disappeared.


in 1973 first villages on south side of teutoburg forest incorporated.








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