Bocholt.Textile heritage and green neighbourhoods
Round wooden city map made from oiled oak – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Bocholt's historic town hall and Textilwerk buildings connect civic history with industrial work. The Aasee and the northern neighbourhood of Stenern broaden that relationship. This wooden city map brings different densities and open spaces together. It presents a textile town where the old centre, factory heritage and green everyday landscapes occupy closely connected parts of the urban area.
What does the map show?
- Historic Bocholt Town Hall
- Textilwerk spinning mill
- Aasee
- Stenern
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Round · Design: Layered · Material: Oak · Diameter: Ø 23 cm, Ø 35 cm, Ø 50 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
Shipping costs and delivery options depend on the destination and format. The published cancellation right applies to non-personalised standard goods; it may be excluded for individually made products.
Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-EDC2440ACFB5-S, LW-CAT-EDC2440ACFB5-M, LW-CAT-EDC2440ACFB5-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Bocholt: Textile heritage and green neighbourhoods
Textiles shaped Bocholt for generations, but the town also has an older civic history. Its historic town hall records that earlier tradition, while factory sites introduced larger plots and new working environments. Residential districts and open spaces connect these layers, extending the urban picture towards the Aasee and Stenern.
Civic history before the factories
Bocholt's historic town hall was built between 1618 and 1624. The Renaissance building represents a civic tradition considerably older than the town's large textile factories. Its importance is institutional as well as architectural. It provided a focus for local government and expressed that role in built form. The surrounding streets belong to a smaller-grained pattern than the industrial sites that developed later.
This earlier centre is an essential reference point. Understanding Bocholt only through textile production would overlook the town into which industry expanded. Town hall and factory were not components of one simultaneous plan. New activities enlarged an existing settlement while its older civic focus remained important.
The scale of textile work
Textilwerk preserves the history of spinning and weaving. These were separate stages of production within a connected industry. Factory buildings and machinery required extensive plots and spaces unlike those of the older town. Industrial scale can therefore be understood through the organisation of land as well as through the equipment once used inside the buildings.
Museum use gives former production spaces a public purpose. It also keeps significant building fabric within the present city. Bocholt's industrial history is consequently encountered through adapted places rather than only through accounts of vanished work. Reuse forms part of the city's continuing development.
Water and residential neighbourhoods
The Aasee lies southeast of the historic centre. Its open water provides a marked contrast with narrow streets and large building groups. Paths and green areas connect it to neighbouring districts, making it part of the urban structure rather than a detached landscape beyond the town. It changes the rhythm of built and open ground.
Stenern extends the picture northwards into residential Bocholt. Here, everyday housing geography becomes more prominent than the familiar central landmarks. Including the district establishes a broader view of the city and the connections that hold it together.
Town hall, Textilwerk, Aasee and Stenern represent different functions and different scales. Together they explain the development of a civic town transformed by textile production and enlarged by housing and public open space. Bocholt's character lies in the continued relationship between those layers, each still contributing a distinct part to the present urban landscape.
Sources
- Bocholt.de | Sehenswürdigkeiten — https://www.bocholt.de/freizeit-und-tourismus/erleben-und-entdecken/sehenswuerdigkeiten
- LWL | Startseite - LWL-Museum Textilwerk — https://textilwerk.lwl.org/de/
- Bocholt.de | Bocholter Stadtführungen — https://www.bocholt.de/stadtfuehrungen
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