Bitze ​​(Morsbach)

Bitches municipality Morsbach Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 31 ″  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 25 ″  E
Height :	197 m above sea level NN
Residents :	102  (Dec 31, 2007)
Postal code :	51597
Area code :	02294

Bitze is a district of Morsbach in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

In a rural, wooded area, Bitze ​​is located at the southernmost tip of the Oberbergisches Kreis. The cities of Gummersbach (38 km), Siegen (50 km) and Cologne (75 km) can be reached quickly.

Neighboring Bitzen districts are Böcklingen in the north, Niederwarnsbach in the east, Volperhausen in the south, Katzenbach in the south-west, Siedenberg in the east-west and Rolshagen in the west.

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1439 , namely “Johann Clein zu Bitzhain and his wife Elßgen buy from Hermann v. Hatzfeld the estate on the Zinßhardt ”.

The spelling of the first mention was for Bitzhain .

swell

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 .