Bittingen

Bittingen Ense municipality Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 34 "  N , 8 ° 1 ′ 11"  E
Height :	200–250 m above sea level NN
Residents :	104  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	59469
Area code :	02928
Location of Bittingen in Ense

Bittingen is a part of the municipality of Ense in the Soest district. Am Haarstrang , between Möhne and Ruhr , the place is on the northern edge of the Sauerland. Werl is approx. 10 km away, Soest approx. 8 km. For recreation area Möhnesee is about 6 km. Together with Gerlingen and Bilme, the place is one of the least populated districts of Ense.

history

If there was a fire in earlier times, the fire had to be reported at the Frieling farm , this was the fire alarm center .

The water supply for the village and the surrounding area was guaranteed by the Bittinger spring .

In the course of the local reorganization on July 1, 1969, Bittingen was combined with 13 other independent places to form the new municipality of Ense.

Well-known citizens of the village

• Eberhard Viegener (1890–1967), painter and graphic artist, has lived here since 1920.
• Alex Brunnberg (1915–1989), local politician, district administrator of the Höxter district and board member of the Westphalian-Lippian Savings Banks and Giro Association

Web links

• Homepage of the place

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Municipality of Ense: Figures, data, facts , accessed on March 2, 2020
2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 90 .