Berk (Dahlem)

Berk Dahlem municipality Coordinates: 50 ° 23 ′ 2 "  N , 6 ° 27 ′ 38"  E
Height :	519 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.76 km²
Residents :	450
Population density :	38 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	53949
Area code :	06557
Location of Berk in North Rhine-Westphalia

Berk is a district of the municipality of Dahlem in the district of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Eifel .

Berk is located north of Kronenburg and west of Baasem. Landesstraße 17 runs through the village . The place borders in the north of the Kronenburger Wald and the Baasemer Wald . In the place the Dernbach flows into the Berke.

history

The village is first mentioned in documents from the 12th and 13th centuries. The history of Berk is closely linked to that of Kronenburg . In 1803 the church village Berk was raised to a parish. Johann Heinrich Merkes (1803-1810) is named as the first pastor.

The parish church of St. Brictius dates in part from the second half of the 12th century. On January 12, 1971, the church burned down and was partially rebuilt in modern forms. Only the tower and the choir remained.

The Berker Church is a place of pilgrimage , which is dedicated to the 14 helpers in need and is a popular destination , especially during Lent. Next to the church is a small chapel (built under Pastor Matthias Schmelzer in 1928), which is dedicated to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars .

On July 1, 1969, Berk was incorporated into Dahlem.

literature

• Berk my home village. (House and family chronicle) Berk 2002

Web links

• Website of the municipality of Dahlem

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 100 .