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Affeln is a place in the northwest of the Sauerland, the origin of which goes back to the 12th century. Elevated to freedom in 1492, it lost the associated privileges in the 19th century and was incorporated into Neuenrade in 1975 . Affeln is about 20 kilometers southwest of Arnsberg . As of March 31, 2019, Affeln had 1,115 inhabitants.

history

In 1187 a Volmarus de Aflen is mentioned in a document. In 1492 the village was raised to freedom by Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne . At the beginning of the 19th century, Affeln lost the term freedom. From October 6, 1966, it was allowed to use the addition "Freedom" again. On January 1, 1975 Affeln was incorporated into Neuenrade.

The Catholic parish church of St. Lambertus is a late Romanesque hall church built in the middle of the 13th century.

Affeln parish was one of the old parishes of the former Attendorn deanery . It is first mentioned in 1319. The right of patronage was associated with a noble seat in Affeln, which belonged to the von Hatzfeld family in the 17th century. The pastor's investiture was made by the Provost of Cologne. Affeln, Altenaffeln , Blintrop, Kesberg, Küntrop and Freientrop belong to the parish.

Around 1615 the two brothers Georg and Johann Brune, pastor and mayor of Affeln, were accused of magic. In 1634 the place was sacked by Lüneburg troops during the Thirty Years' War .

From the Electoral Cologne period until its dissolution in 1975, Affeln was part of the Balve office . In 1801 the place had 38 houses. In 1802 Affeln came with the Duchy of Westphalia to Hessen-Darmstadt and in 1816 to Prussia. In 1811 the freedom had 388 inhabitants. In 1814 the place burned down almost completely except for the church and the rectory. In 1817 he was assigned to the newly founded Arnsberg district . In 1961, 760 people lived here on an area of ​​11.41 km².

The origin of the name Affeln can most likely be traced back to the words "auf der Lenne". This choice of words expresses very clearly that the village of Affeln is located significantly higher than the Lenne. This alludes to the fact that it is said that the Lenne separates the Sauerland from the Hochsauerland, so that Affeln is on the side of the Hochsauerland. The Low German “Affelenn”, which means something like “on the Lenne”, later became “Affeln”.

politics

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Affeln

Blazon : In silver over a raised red shield base covered with a continuous silver cross, a bishop with a red cloak, golden pallium and red-silver miter, an outwardly curved golden staff in the right hand and an open golden book in the left.

Description The oldest known seal dates from 1538. It shows the cross shield of the Archbishopric of Cologne, behind which Saint Lambertus, the church patron of the place, stands. The Arnsberg coat of arms collection from 1700 shows the shield of the seal with a silver cross in a red shield. The official approval took place on March 20, 1967.

St Lambert's Church, Flemish Altar

Attractions

The Romanesque hall church of St. Lambertus was built in the 13th century. The walls consist of local quarry stones. The Welsche Haube is characteristic of the exterior architecture. The folding altar, the so-called Antwerp reredos, is particularly worth seeing . It dates from the period between 1500 and 1530 and is one of the most famous Flemish carved altars of the late Gothic period.

  • Way of the Cross on Imberg in the Affeln district
  • Affeln village square (on the maypole)
  • Cremer-Schulte family farm

Culture

Musikverein Affeln e. V.

Musikverein-Affeln-2009

The Musikverein Affeln e.V. has existed since 1904. V. It emerged from the Affeln warrior association. Initially a music department of the war club, the band developed into an increasingly independent association. When finally in 1934 the entire assets of the Warrior Association were to be confiscated by regulations of the National Socialists, the entire inventory was transferred to what is now the Affeln Music Association through skilful preliminary negotiations. In 1968 the Affeln Music Association was one of the first in the entire region to recognize the need for active youth work. After an appeal, the first youth orchestra far and wide could be founded with 27 young people. The music association owes its current strength to the constant work with young talent. With over 100 active musicians, distributed in several orchestras and over 150 other sponsoring members, it is a regionally known cultural institution.

Sports

SV Affeln 28 is active in Affeln. It was founded in 1928 as a football club under the name DJK Affeln. An athletics department was also formed later. After the National Socialists came to power in 1933, the association was banned and the entire assets of the association were confiscated. After the Second World War, the footballers of the club appeared again under the name SV Affeln in the Iserlohn district league. In 1964 an athletics department was formed again, but it only lasted two years. In the 1980s, other sports such as table tennis or gymnastics dominated. The three departments football, gymnastics and table tennis now have 500 members.

literature

  • Carl Haase : The emergence of the Westphalian cities. 4th edition. Munster 1984.
  • Rolf Dieter Kohl: Who ruled in old Affeln? The mayors of the Electorate of Cologne “freedom” and their families in the 15th and 16th centuries. In: Südwestfalen-Archiv . State history in the former Electoral Cologne Duchy of Westphalia and the County of Arnsberg. Arnsberg 2009, pp. 72-82, ISSN  1618-8934
  • Albert Ludorff : Architectural and art monuments of the Arnsberg district. Münster 1906, reprint Warburg 1994, ISBN 3-922032-58-3 .
  • Reinhard Müller: The visitation of the Duchy of Westphalia by the Cologne Vicar General Johann Arnold de Reux (1716/17). Münster 2015.
  • Rudolf Tillmann : Niedernhöfen. 1st edition. Arnsberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-930264-75-9 . Among other things, the book reports on new findings from the devastating fire in Affeln in 1814.

Web links

Commons : Neuenrade-Affeln  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Document requests from the archive of the Affeln parish / digital Westphalian document database (DWUD)
  • Affeln in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ City of Neuenrade: Figures / Data / Facts , accessed on July 23, 2019
  2. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 236 .
  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. 330 .
  4. ↑ Müller: Visitation , p. 449.
  5. ^ Elisabeth Schumacher: The Cologne Westphalia in the Age of Enlightenment . Olpe 1967, p. 267.
  6. ↑ Manfred Schöne: The Duchy of Westphalia under Hesse-Darmstadt rule 1802-1816 . Olpe 1966, p. 171.
  7. ^ Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Kommunale Wappen des Herzogtums Westfalen, Arnsberg 1986, p. 126 ISBN 3-87793-017-4
  8. ↑ Parish Church of St. Lambertus in Affeln. Sauerland Tourism e. V., 2014, accessed April 7, 2014 .
  9. ↑ 100 years of the Musikverein Affeln e. V., Balve 2004, Zimmermann Druck & Verlag GmbH
  10. ^ History of the SV-Affeln. In: www.sv-affeln.de. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004 ; Retrieved April 7, 2014 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 16 '27.8 "  N , 7 ° 51' 25.9"  E