Bielstein (Wiehl)

Bielstein City of Wiehl Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 43 ″  N , 7 ° 30 ′ 5 ″  E
Height :	177 m
Residents :	3251  (Dec. 31, 2004)
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	51674
Area code :	02262
Location of Bielstein in Wiehl
Bielstein Castle House

Bielstein is a village in the city of Wiehl in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the administrative district of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Location and description

The place is on Landesstraße 336 and is about 3 km as the crow flies in a north-westerly direction from the city center of Wiehl. Bielstein is located south of the federal motorway 4 .

history

Coat of arms of the former community of Bielstein

• The place name Bielstein is quite young; it was only officially introduced in 1901/02, instead of the older name Repschenroth , after the merger with surrounding towns and farms such as Dreibholz, Neubielstein, Unterbantenberg, and later also Helmerhausen.
• The mill located on the Wiehl is listed along with other hamlets on the A. Mercator map from 1575.
• The castle house (the "castle"), built in 1720 by the Homburg chancellery and mountain bailiff Christian Schmidt, passed into the ownership of the Möller industrial family from Warstein in the middle of the 18th century, which gave rise to the name for the area around the castle house, based on the "Bilsteiner caves" “At Warstein / Sauerland.
• In the uprising mostly young patriots in 1813, which were beyond the excavation for the Napoleonic army enters Carl Schmidt from Kehlinghausen (today part Biel stone) under the name Prince Carl as a leader of the so-called. Bacon Russians in appearance. The vernacular called the marauding rebels so because they raided the chimneys of compatriots in search of sausages, ham and bacon. A reporter from the time wrote: "They were just eating and drinking".
• In 1888, two disintegrated iron hammers were turned into a water-powered hammer mill, which has since developed into a modern stainless steel plant for high-quality steel.
• In 1900 the Adler Brewery was founded, today the Erzquell Brewery
• The castle house was the seat of the municipal administration until 1901, which was then able to move into the newly built office building.
• From 1915 to 1958 there was (in addition to the railway line through the Wiehl valley) a small train connection via the Bechtal to the market town of Waldbröl (called "Haubahn" or "rasender Homburger").
• Shortly after the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933 Mayor Henry Brindöpke urged after 35 years of service out of office. Brindöpke is an honorary citizen of the community; a central square has recently been named after him.
• The original municipality name Drabenderhöhe, named after the formerly more important church village at the intersection of old trade routes across the heights, is officially renamed Bielstein (Rhineland) in 1960.
• Until the communal territorial reform and the merger with Wiehl on July 1, 1969, Bielstein was an independent municipality.
• The former AOK building was repaired in 1986 to accommodate asylum seekers. Even the listed castle , which has since been acquired by the city, has to be prepared and occupied as accommodation if the influx of emigrants and asylum seekers continues.
• Plans to set up a small local history museum in the castle have to be postponed again and again for financial reasons.
• 2008 The castle was repaired by the Wiehl entrepreneur Christian Peter Kotz and handed over to the city for the elementary and music school and the library in June. A citizens' room and a wedding room were also set up in the castle. However, an old false ceiling was also removed and the old stairs were replaced by a modern elevator. The chess club Wiehl has also been using the castle for its training evenings and team fights since summer 2017.

• For the older community history cf. Drabenderhöhe .

particularities

• National and international races have been held on the motocross track in Bielstein since 1952.

Among other things 26 world championship races, and the "Nations Cup" 1981 which is the most important race in motocross sport.

• "Fliehburg", early Germanic ring wall on the Burgberg, under monument protection

schools

• Community elementary school Bielstein
• TOB secondary school of the city of Wiehl "Technically oriented education"

Parishes

• Catholic Church St. Bonifatius Bielstein
• Protestant church
• Evangelical Free Church Community Mühlen-Bielstein
• New Apostolic Church

leisure

Hiking and biking trails

• The local hiking trail O encircles Bielstein generously.
• The local hiking trail to Höhe 324 near Nümbrecht - Nallingen starts in Bielstein.
• The local hiking trail U to Forst begins in Bielstein.
• The local hiking trail to Gummersbach - Ostringhausen begins in Bielstein.
• The local hiking trail to Gummersbach - Dieringhausen starts in Bielstein.
• The beer trail was opened in 2013 and leads its visitors around Bielstein and the surrounding area.

Museum train

On certain Sundays, the Wiehl valley, including the town of Bielstein, is approached by the Wiehl valley railway with a museum train from Gummersbach-Dieringhausen.

sports clubs

• BSV Viktoria Bielstein 1920 e. V. (football)
• TTC Wiehl (table tennis)
• SV Wiehl 1923 eV (chess)

Economy and industry

• Edelstahlwerk Kind & Co., largest company and employer in Bielstein and the lower Wiehl valley.
• Erzquell brewery in the "Bierdorf" Bielstein.
• Bridal studio Küpper, renamed in Bielstein in 1975 as bridal studio since 1950. The last sewing shop in Bielstein.

The Bielstein industrial park with the Helmerhausen district is 34.1 hectares in size. It can be reached via the country road 336. It is about 2.5 km from junction 24 of the A 4 .

Personalities

• Honorary Citizen Heinrich Brindöpke , Mayor from 1898 to 1933
• Karl Hoffmann (1885–1941), doctor in Bielstein from 1921 to 1941

literature

• G. Petschat, U. Jobsky, H. Knauf: Bielstein in old pictures. A family album of our place. Published by the Heimatverein e. V. Bielstein. Gronenberg, Gummersbach 1980.
• Eugen Schubach: The municipality of Bielstein, Rhineland, formerly the municipality of Drabenderhöhe. A contribution to local history. Museum of the Oberbergisches Land - Homburg Castle, Nümbrecht 1966.

Web links

• Bielstein

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia. A handbook on municipal reorganization with systematic overviews and directories of the new and dissolved municipalities (=  Kommunale Schriften für Nordrhein-Westfalen . Volume 32 ). Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 81 .
2. ^ The castle in Bielstein becomes a culture and learning center
3. ^ Martin Mauelshagen: Schachverein Wiehl moves to Bielstein Castle. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017 . 
4. ↑ The Bierweg on the "Bergisches Wanderlandes" website.