Blankenbach (Reichshof)
Blankenbach
municipality Reichshof
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 29 ″ N , 7 ° 41 ′ 36 ″ E
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Height : | 288 m above sea level NHN |
Residents : | 119 (December 31, 2008) |
Postal code : | 51580 |
Area code : | 02265 |
Location of Blankenbach in Reichshof
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Blankenbach is one of 106 localities in the Reichshof community in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany .
Location and description
Blankenbach is located south of Eckenhagen , the nearest centers are Gummersbach (14 km northwest), Cologne (62 km west) and Siegen (35 km southeast). The place is in the valley of the Blankenbach . There is no public infrastructure such as shops, schools and restaurants.
history
First mention
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1471. "Heynrich von Blankenbach gives an inheritance to the church in Eckenhagen ." The spelling of the first mention is "Blankenbach" .
leisure
Association
- Blankenbach village community
- Training center Hof Blankenbach
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 .