Bergeickel

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Bergeickel is a district of Vorhelm (city of Ahlen ) in Westphalia. The peasantry represents the highest elevation in the local area of ​​Vorhelm. The place is at an altitude of 106 m above sea level. NN northeast of Ahlen on Ahlener Straße. In the north is the center of Vorhelm and in the east Vorhelm train station.

history

The former manor Haus Bergeickel, which today belongs to Haus Vorhelm , was decisive for the settlement . It can be assumed that the topography spoke in favor of this settlement site, as the surroundings were visible from afar and the residents of the manor and the other farms were warned in advance of attacks. Up until the 20th century Haus Bergeickel had a moat as a remnant of an earlier defensive system. The spatial proximity of the farms to one another is unusual for the Münsterland cultural landscape. This can be justified by the fact that the manor and the prominent location offered special protection. Based on an episcopal personal appraisal by the Bishop of Münster from 1498, the existing farmsteads can be traced for over 500 years and some of them have been family-owned for this period. Mentioned are:

  • Berchman (Bergmann) - today Hötte-Lütke-Coßmann
  • Ecklo - today Thiemann,
  • Hokelman - today Höckelmann,
  • Nagell - today Hoppe-Nagel-Dieckmann
  • Wijschman - today Wiesmann-Vogel

On January 1, 1975, the Vorhelm community was incorporated into the city of Ahlen. Bergeickel has been part of Ahlen since then.

Surname

The name Bergeickel probably comes from the Middle High German word Eicken for oak. The mountain denotes the clear elevation on which the farmers lie.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 312 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 58'  E