Altenherfen

Altenherfen community Windeck Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 16 ″ N , 7 ° 29 ′ 23 ″ E
Height :	approx. 284 m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	51570
Area code :	02295

The modern catholic church St. Martin in Altenherfen

Altenherfen is a village in the municipality of Windeck in the Rhein-Sieg district . It is part of the Herchener Höhe .

location

Altenherfen lies on the Nutscheid . Neighboring places are Gutmannseichen in the east, Lüttershausen in the southwest and Kämerscheid in the northwest. Altenherfen can be reached via Landesstraße 312.

history

Circular hiking trails from Altenherfen

Herwan is first mentioned in a document in 1394.

The village belonged to the parish of Herchen and at times to the mayor's office of Herchen .

In 1830 the hamlet of Altenherven had 26 residents.

In 1845 the homestead had 83 Catholic residents in 14 houses.

In 1888 Altenherfen had 51 residents in 13 houses.

Club life

The sports field of SV Höhe 1921 eV is located in Altenherfen

Individual evidence

^ H. Dittmaier: settlement names and settlement history of the Bergisches Land, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1956
↑ Description of the Royal Prussian Rhine Provinces 1830
↑ Overview of the components and list of all localities ..., Reg.-Bez. Cologne, 1845
^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Rhineland, edition 1888, p. 115

[1] H. Dittmaier: settlement names and settlement history of the Bergisches Land, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1956

[2] Description of the Royal Prussian Rhine Provinces 1830

[3] Overview of the components and list of all localities ..., Reg.-Bez. Cologne, 1845

[4] Community encyclopedia for the province of Rhineland, edition 1888, p. 115