Architectural shot of a building with a tower and coat of arms.
Billerbeck – Urban History
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History of the Town of Billerbeck

  • About the Project

    From July 2009 to December 2012, the Institute for Comparative Urban History compiled a history of the town of Billerbeck with the financial support of entrepreneur Wolfgang Suwelack. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag, a modern publication was created that deals primarily with small town research. In cooperation with local experts, doctoral students Constanze Sieger and Dörthe Gruttmann were able to look into various aspects of the town's history. The results are presented on 702 richly illustrated pages offering new research findings to specialists as well as providing an easily understandable read for those interested in local history.

  • Project Duration

    2009 – 2012

  • Project Team

    Project Leader

    Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag

    Project Staff

    Dr. Dörthe Gruttmann, Dr. Constanze Sieger

    Other authors

    Dr. Kirsten Bernhardt, Matthias M. Ester, Ria Hänisch, M.A., Dr. Peter Ilisch, Dr. Christof Spannhoff

Publications

  • Geschichte der Stadt Billerbeck, hg. im Auftrag des IStG von Werner Freitag unter Mitarbeit von Dörthe Gruttmann und Constanze Sieger, Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, Bielefeld 2012.
     
  • Dörthe Gruttmann, Das Ende des Dornröschenschlafs? Repräsentationen der Kleinstadt Billerbeck im 20. Jahrhundert (Wissenschaftliche Schriften der Universität Münster, Reihe X: Geschichte), Diss. Münster 2025. https://www.uni-muenster.de/Ebooks/index.php/series/catalog/book/341
  • Constanze Sieger, Kleinstädtische Öffentlichkeit. Billerbeck auf dem Weg zur Ludgerusstadt im 19. Jahrhundert, Diss. Münster 2018.