# Meiderich

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thumb|120 px|coat of arms of Meiderich
'''Meiderich''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmaɪdəʁɪç}}) is a quarter of the city of [Duisburg](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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 ==
{{main|Duisburg-Meiderich Süd station}}
thumb|Stadtbahn Meiderich Bf. station in 2009
''Meiderich Bf.'' is a terminus station of [Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr](/source/Verkehrsverbund_Rhein-Ruhr) (VRR) line U79, connecting Meiderich with [Duisburg Hbf](/source/Duisburg_Hbf) and  [Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf-Stadtmitte).

== Bibliography ==
* 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

== External links ==
{{EB1911 Poster|Meiderich}}
*[http://www.duisburg.de/leben/die_stadtbezirke/meiderich/index.php Website of the quarter]

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