Birkerhof (Wipperfürth)

Birkerhof City of Wipperfürth Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 41 ″  N , 7 ° 19 ′ 36 ″  E
Height :	284 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	51688
Area code :	02267
Location of Birkerhof in Wipperfürth

Birkerhof is a village in the town of Wipperfürth in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the administrative district of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ).

Location and description

The place is in the southwest of Wipperfürth near the watershed between the Große Dhünn and the Kürtener Sülz . Neighboring places are Wipperfeld , Lamsfuß and Oberholl .

Politically, Birkerhof is represented in the council of the city of Wipperfürth by the direct candidate from electoral district 16 (160) Wipperfeld.

history

The place name Birkerhof first appeared in topographic maps in 1954. The federal highway 506 running north of the village was an important military route between Cologne and Soest in the Middle Ages . Around 1220, when the city of Wipperfürth was founded, the path was probably already used.

bus connections

Birkerhof is connected to local public transport via the Lamsfuß stop on line 427 (VRS / OVAG).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topographical Information Management TIM-online, provided by the Cologne District Government
2. ^ City of Wipperfürth, public announcement from June 2009; Allocation of the streets to the individual electoral districts
3. ^ Historika25, State Surveying Office NRW, sheet 4909, Kürten
4. ↑ Herbert Nicke : Forgotten ways: the historical network of long-distance routes between the Rhine, Weser, Hellweg and Westerwald, its protective systems and junctions
5. ↑ Busnetz 2010, Oberbergischer Kreis, published by Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH