Bruchhausen (Olsberg)

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Bruchhausen
City of Olsberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 4 "  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 53"  E
Height : 451 m
Residents : 1234  (December 31, 2017)
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 59939
Area code : 02962
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Bruchhausen

Bruchhausen is a district of the city of Olsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The place had 1234 inhabitants on December 31, 2017. In order to avoid geographical confusion, the addition “on the stones” is often used for the place name.

geography

location

Bruchhausen is located in the Medebachtal about eight kilometers south of the city of Olsberg. The Medebach valley runs directly east of the Ruhr valley . The place is 450 m above sea level. The highest point in the Bruchhauser area is at the summit of Langenberg at 843 m above sea level and is also the highest point in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . To the east of Bruchhausen there are also the Bruchhauser Steine , on the 728 meter high Istenberg . The landscape protection area cultural and open landscape complex Bruchhausen lies around the village .

Neighboring municipalities and places

history

Bruchhausen town center
Parish Church of St. Cyriacus
Bruchhausen Castle

When exactly Bruchhausen was first mentioned in a document is controversial, as there are several places with this name in the Sauerland . The Bruchhausen teacher and local historian Josef Wälters came to the conclusion in his book "Brochhusen - a Sauerland village book" from 1957 that Bruchhausen was first mentioned in 1144. The actual history of settlement in this area is much older. Already in the pre-Roman Iron Age there was a hill fort on the Istenberg between the Bruchhauser stones.

The moated castle Bruchhausen has been in the center of the village since the 14th century. Bruchhausen was particularly known for its nail industry in the 19th century. The St. Cyriakus Rifle Brotherhood was founded in 1872.

During the Second World War , 42 men from the village died as soldiers, most of them on the Eastern Front , or died in captivity.

After the Second World War, Bruchhausen served as a permanent camp for around 1000 Belgian soldiers for a few years.

From 1967 there was an extensive renovation of the village, in which the parish church of St. Cyriakus was rebuilt, the Medebach was partly channeled underground and a new center was created. Bruchhausen has been part of the city of Olsberg since the municipal reorganization, which came into force on January 1, 1975. The village received several prizes in competitions. Among other things, Bruchhausen was awarded a European Gold Village.

Attractions

Bruchhauser stones

The natural monument Bruchhauser Steine with its ramparts is known nationwide. The moated castle Bruchhausen is located in the center of the village . There are also many old half-timbered houses in the town center.

Others

Bruchhausen offers a variety of leisure activities with the ski area "Auf dem Sternrodt", a summer toboggan run, its proximity to the Rothaarsteig and the paragliding facility on Istenberg. There is a small brewery on the grounds of the castle.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Olsberg: Facts and Figures , accessed on July 7, 2018
  2. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Bruchhausen, pp. 193–194.
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 332 .

Web links

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