Berzbach

Berzbach Much parish Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 31 ″  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 11 ″  E
Height :	approx. 226 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	52  (2012)
Postal code :	53804
Area code :	02245
Location of Berzbach in Much

Berzbach is a district of the municipality Much in the Rhein-Sieg district .

location

Berzbach lies on the slopes of the Bergisches Land, 200 m northwest of Marienfeld . Wersch is to the west .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1388.

In 1499 the couple Bertram von Nesselrode , Herr zu Ehrenstein and Margarthe von Bourscheid founded a foundation. The income from the Berzbach, Derscheid and Siefen ( Winterscheid ) farms benefited five poor people who were housed in Ütgenbach (Westerwald).

In 1901 the hamlet had 50 inhabitants. Heads of household were Ackerer Heinrich Becker, Ackerer Joh. Becker, Bricklayer Wilhelm Becker, Ackerer Joh. Martin Höller, Ackerer Peter Josef Höller, Ackerer Joh. Gerhard Peters, Ackerer Wilhelm Peters and roofer Gerhard Stommel.

Culture and sights

The Technology & Farmers Museum is located in Berzbach. A votive cross in the village is entered under number 5 on the list of architectural monuments in Much .

Web links

• Village homepage
• Technology and farmers museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Müller's Large German Local Book 2012: Complete local dictionary. 33. revised and exp. Ed., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027420-2 , online at Google Books , p. 135
2. ^ Population register Siegkreis 1901
3. ↑ Technik & Bauern Museum, accessed on November 21, 2016