Altenbach (Leichlingen)

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Altenbach
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 52 ″  N , 7 ° 7 ′ 26 ″  E
Height : 192 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 42799
Area code : 02174
Altenbach (Leichlingen (Rhineland))
Altenbach

Location of Altenbach in Leichlingen (Rhineland)

Altenbach is a village in Leichlingen (Rhineland) in the Rheinisch-Bergisch district that emerged from a court .

Location and description

The place is located southeast of Witzhelden in the source area and upper reaches of the Altenbach of the same name , a tributary of the Wersbach . Neighboring places are next to the Höhendorf Witzhelden Nüsenhöfen , Bern , Neuenhof , Meie , Feld , Brachhausen , Kuhle , Höhscheid , Dorffeld , Wersbach and Wersbacher Mühle .

history

The map Topographia Ducatus Montani from 1715 shows a farm under the name Altenbach . In the 18th century, the place belonged to the parish Witzhelden in the Bergisches Amt Miselohe . The topographical survey of the Rhineland from 1824 and the Prussian first survey from 1844 both record the place as Altenbach .

In 1815/16 there were 46 people living in the village. In 1832 Altenbach belonged to the parish Witzhelden of the Burscheid mayor . The place, which was categorized as a court town according to the statistics and topography of the Düsseldorf government district , had seven residential buildings and 17 agricultural buildings at that time. At that time 55 residents lived in the place, including one Catholic and 54 Protestant faith.

Due to the municipal code for the Rhine province, the parish of Witzhelden received the status of a municipality in 1845, left the Burscheid mayor and formed its own mayor's office from 1850 onwards . In the municipality lexicon for the Rhineland province in 1885 ten houses with 51 inhabitants are given. In 1895 the place had nine houses with 56 inhabitants, in 1905 eight houses and 43 inhabitants.

On January 1, 1975, the community of Witzhelden was incorporated with Altenbach in Leichlingen.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Georg von Viebahn : Statistics and Topography of the Administrative District of Düsseldorf , 1836
  2. ↑ Königliches Statistisches Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland Province, based on the materials of the census of December 1, 1885 and other official sources, (Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia, Volume XII), Berlin 1888.
  3. ↑ Königliches Statistisches Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland Province, based on the materials of the census of December 1, 1895 and other official sources, (Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia, Volume XII), Berlin 1897.
  4. ↑ Königliches Statistisches Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland Province, based on the materials of the census of December 1, 1905 and other official sources, (Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia, Volume XII), Berlin 1909.
  5. ^ 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. 298 .