On the Wapelsberg

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On the Wapelsberg
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 37 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 45 ″  E
On the Wapelsberg (Bergisch Gladbach)
On the Wapelsberg

Location of Am Wapelsberg in Bergisch Gladbach

Am Wapelsberg is a district in the Paffrath district of Bergisch Gladbach .

history

The name Am Wapelsberg is an old designation that is recorded in the original cadastre in the area of ​​today's street.

etymology

The defining word Wapel was created as a high German translation of the dialect word Worbel and means forest berry . The name of the tub therefore referred to a hill that was covered with forest berries.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Andree Schulte, Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive, volume 3, and by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, pp. 60 f., ISBN 3-9804448-0-5

literature

  • Anton Jux: The Bergisch Botenamt, the history of Bergisch Gladbach up to the Prussian era , published by the Culture Office of the City of Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach 1964