Twismecke

Twismecke City of Schmallenberg Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 12 "  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 11"  E
Height :	approx. 400 m
Residents :	11  (Dec 31, 2019)
Postal code :	57392
Location of Twismecke in Schmallenberg
Twismecke

Twismecke is a district of the town of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

location

Twismecke is around two kilometers north of Dorlar . A stream flows through it, which flows into the Ilpe south of the village . The Lumberg ( 559.2  m ) rises to the north-north-west and the Bracht ( 542.2  m ) to the north-north-east .

Neighborhoods

Neighboring villages are Dorlar, Beisinghausen , Kirchilpe and Nierentrop .

history

In 1844 Franz Beste and Wilhelm Nagel from Nierentrop received a building permit for their properties in the "Zwischenmecke". Five years later and around 1880 two more houses were built. In 1889, 41 residents lived in six houses. Further buildings were then erected.

Until the municipal reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia, Twismecke belonged to the municipality of Dorlar . Since January 1, 1975, the place is a district of the city Schmallenberg.

religion

The small chapel was built in 1954 and consecrated on August 15, 1954 in honor of the Virgin Mary.

literature

• Bruno Ermecke: Beginnings, first and early mentions of the Schmallenberg districts, p. 115, Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Schmallenberger Sauerland (ed.), 2013

Web links

• Homepage of Twismecke

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures Schmallenberg 2019 , accessed on July 2, 2020
2. ↑ Bruno Ermecke: Beginnings, first and early mentions of the Schmallenberg districts, p. 115
3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 335 f .