Bickenbach (Engelskirchen)

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Bickenbach
Municipality Engelskirchen
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 28 ″  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 18 ″  E
Height : 155 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 1002  (Dec. 31, 2007)
Postal code : 51766
Area code : 02263
Bickenbach (Engelskirchen)
Bickenbach

Location of Bickenbach in Engelskirchen

Bickenbach is a place in the municipality of Engelskirchen in the Oberbergisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany .

geography

location

The place is about four kilometers northeast of Engelskirchen an der Leppe , a tributary north of the Agger .

history

First mention

  • 1270? the place was first mentioned in a document, namely "Vrederich von Bickenbaich is mentioned in the rhyming chronicle of Gottfried Hagen"

Spelling of the first mention: Bickenbaich

  • 1490 Safe first mention - Bickenbeke

Attractions

  • The historic water hammer Oelchenshammer from 1787 is located in Bickenbach. In the old town center there are also several old half-timbered houses (built around 1700–1770), some of which have been extensively restored.

Rail and bus transport

The following bus routes operate from the Bickenbach stop in local road transport

  • VRS line 308 Engelskirchen train station - Frielingsdorf - Hut - Marienheide train station.
  • VRS line 316 Lindlar - Remshagen - Neuremscheid - Strombach - Gummersbach train station.
  • VRS line 333 Engelskirchen train station - Frielingsdorf - Dohrgaul - Wipperfürth

In Engelskirchen, the Oberbergische Bahn (RB 25) runs hourly by rail from Cologne to Meinerzhagen via Overath and Gummersbach .

The tariff of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) applies to all local public transport (ÖPNV) and the NRW tariff applies to all tariff areas .

Personalities

Sons and daughters

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  1. ^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .