 In 1929, it was incorporated into Gladbach-Rheydt, since 1975 part of Mönchengladbach.Odenkirchen remained a separate district within Mönchengladbach until 2009, when it was merged into the larger "Mönchengladbach Süd" city district.The name "Odenkirchen" may derive from the Low German for either "wooden church" or "old church".