Blankenbach (Reichshof)

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Blankenbach
municipality Reichshof
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 29 ″  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 36 ″  E
Height : 288 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 119  (December 31, 2008)
Postal code : 51580
Area code : 02265
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Location of Blankenbach in Reichshof

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" .

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Association

  • Blankenbach village community
  • Training center Hof Blankenbach

Individual evidence

  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 .