Talk:Krefeld

Template:Infobox German Location
Please introduce the Infobox German Location with image. It provides a coherent look among German cities. Lear 21 23:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Is there a compelling reason for the blurb about Indiana University's exchange program to be mentioned on the Krefeld site? I can't imagine that this is really a key fact about this city; instead, I imagine that somebody from this program was the one who did the write-up.

Districts
Districts of Germany aren't the same as "Stadtbezirke". They are groups of relatively small cities. They organize some issues like infrastructure or economic encouragement together. "Stadtbezirke" are subdivisions of a big city. In contrast to "Stadtteile" which may have their representatives, "Stadtbezirke" must have them. This definition lacks at States of Germany, but if you understand German, you can have a look at German article about Ortsteil. I suggest to rename the current section "Districts" to "Stadtbezirke", because there is an english article about that, or "city distircts", but with a link to either the article of Stadtbezirk or to City District. --Demoeconomist (talk) 09:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the insights. What English word, though, would best translate each of these? Stadtbezirk... Stadteil... Xenophon777 (talk) 02:48, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Annexation
While I appreciate the usual jokes about Germans annexing their neighbours, I think in this case 'incorporation' is probably more appropriate. Dpilat (talk) 16:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Only a pet-foods producer?
Isn't it a bit too little, just to mention only one company here - what about the Siemens plant at Uerdingen (a genuine world player in modern rail transport), the important railway shops at Oppum (servicing most or even all of DB's ICE fleet, if I remember correctly), and the special steels plant on the south side of the city (sorry, forgot the name!). A bit more substance would be good here, to do Krefeld justice! Maelli (talk) 16:49, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * The article mentions that the Class 380 is produced in Uerdingen. This is incomplete. As far as I am concerned, Siemens produces all its trains in Uerdingen. The Velaro, which is called ICE in germany, but also exportet to Russia and China and trams as well. If you mention this, You have to mention Chempark too. This is one of the biggest employers in the area. It is a chemical industry park in the port area in Uerdingen. E.g. Bayer is located here. There are several other important manufacturers in Krefeld. Andritz, formally known as Küsters, which produce worldwide well known textile machinery. Also Siempelkamp, founding very large scale Ship-Engines. There is Drink & Schlössers wich are a global player at rollers for industry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.246.34.28 (talk) 14:55, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Damage in World War II
The article does not mention whether or not Krefeld suffered damage in World War II. Were there many Allied aerial bombings? Jeanne Boleyn.


 * I translated the appropriate part from the german article. Sorry for the bad language, but maybe someone wants to polish it, so it can be inserted into the article.


 * ''"During World War II on 21 June 1943 big parts of the city's east were hit by a british airstrike within the frame of the moral-bombing-strategy. The city center was severely destroyed by a conflagration caused by a firebomb. Wondrously the large main station stayed intact, except for some damages.


 * ''On 3 March 1945 US-troups invaded Krefeld. After the end of the War the steelworks were to be dismantled, but this was prevented."


 * My grandma lived in Oppum back then. She told me, her house was hit by a british bomb while she was in a bunker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.246.34.28 (talk) 15:15, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Really Quakers? (or Mennonites and Amish)
The article says Mennonites *and Quakers* left Krefeld to settle the new colony of Pennsylvania...I thought Quakers only existed in England at the time, is this correct? (Perhaps it was *Amish* and Mennonites?)  Historian932 (talk) 00:05, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, really Quakers, not Amish. Yes they were really Quakers, there is extensive genealogical and historical research on all 13 families that came to Germantown on the invitation of (Quaker and founder of Germantown) Daniel Pastorius on the ship Concord in 1683. A few were Mennonites or Reformed first, but almost all became Quakers later. None were Amish. Habnix (talk) 07:42, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Arnold Van Fossen
This page claims "Arnold Van Fossen (1665-1734), sailed to North America on the ship Concord in 1683, one of the original Mennonite settlers of Germantown, Pennsylvania" There is no source listed for this. The actual "original 13" families on the ship Concord in 1683 were the families listed here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~original13/settlers.htm Here is the same list including family members on the ship: https://www.facebook.com/notes/original-13/list-of-original-13-on-ship-concord-with-their-families-work-in-progress-please-/130879756963103

None of them had the name Arnold Van Fossen!?

In fact here is information that indicates Arnold van Fossen didn't emigrate to America until *May 3rd, 1700* on a ship that departed from Hamburg. (The Concord in 1683 departed from London). http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/VanFossen-2

Suggesting to delete this unsourced, and probably wrong, piece of information. Maybe add the real Original 13 Germantown settlers who came from Krefeld, instead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.113.140.46 (talk) 07:31, 7 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Note that an original ship list for the Concord has not survived, if it ever existed. The identities of the original thirteen families are inferred from contemporary records, particularly the letters of Francis Daniel Pastorius.  A good source of information on them is Niepoth, 1950. Die Abstammung der 13 Auswanderer von Krefeld nach Pennsylvanien im Lichte niederrheinischer Quellen. TwelveGreat (talk) 01:26, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Geldulba
The opening text of this section is somewhat misleading, implying that the Roman Camp Geldulba was located where the town of Crefeld formed centuries later. In point of fact Geldulba was located close to the Rhine roughly 4 miles away in the Linner Muelhenback turning basin. Eventualy that area was incorporated into modern Krefeld, but that did not happen until the 20th century.TwelveGreat (talk) 01:30, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

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Crefeld spelling
I see the opening statement mentions that Krefeld's spelling was with a C until 1929, but I'm going to add a statement saying that various news agencies were still using the C spelling throughout WWII since I have seen numerous references to it on WWII maps in newspapers with a C. Especially in British newspapers. MagnoliaSouth (talk) 20:22, 24 January 2020 (UTC)