Dünschede

Dünschede City of Attendorn Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 37 ″  E
Height :	314 m above sea level NN
Residents :	689  (Jun. 30, 2017)
Postal code :	57439
Area code :	02721
Location of Dünschede in North Rhine-Westphalia
Dünschede

Dünschede is a district of the city of Attendorn in the southern Sauerland . In mid-2017 Dünschede had 689 inhabitants. To the northeast of the village is the Dünscheder Heide nature reserve .

history

Dünschede is on the former Heidenstrasse . This situation favored the early missionary work by Frankish monks. The existence of a church can be traced back to the 11th century (see following section). The place name Dünschede is derived from the chaplain Dietrich von Dusenschuren (around 1270). The wealthy knights of Dusenschuren exercised great influence in the area in the period 1227-1457. It is not known why they did not appear again later.

The derivation of the place name Dünschede from the personal name Dusenschuren (examples are mentioned in the 13th century: 1225 Conradus de Thusentschuren, 1259 Helmicus de Dusentscuren, 1310 Heydenrico de Dusentscure) seems indisputable. One possible interpretation for shower shurs results from the word component “-schuren” as barn (Old High German “sciura”) or building and the Middle High German term “dusent” (thousand) as an expression for a larger number. The motive for the person or place name could therefore be a large number of buildings at the site that were possibly owned by the noble family.

The appraisal register (used to collect taxes) from 1543 provides approximate early clues about the size of Dünschede. According to this, there were 16 appraisers in Dünscher (Dünschede), the number of which is presumably equivalent to the existing houses. The appraisal register also contains the name "Hoiffnagel", apparently these are the ancestors of Josef Hufnagel , who was murdered by the National Socialists on June 5, 1944 for deprivation of military strength. Dünschede was parish off from Helden in 1897 and raised to its own parish. Dünschede has been part of the Hanseatic city of Attendorn since 1969, and its proximity to this city with extensive industrial settlements means that there are favorable employment opportunities for the residents. In the period from 1996 to 1999, some new building areas were developed in Dünschede.

Population development

year	Residents
1536	85 *
1543	90-100 *
1783	75
1817	172
1839	186
2012	643
2015	654

*) Values ​​estimated based on house numbers

Religion - landmarks

St. Martin Church

The vast majority of the Dünscheder people profess the Catholic faith. One of the sights is the Catholic Church of St. Martin in the middle of the village ; In it there is a late Romanesque small-scale hall with a wall painting that is well worth seeing.

The patronage of St. Martin suggests that the church was founded early, possibly as early as the 11th century. This is supported by indications from excavations in 1974 that were carried out in connection with the renovation of the floor. The first church consisted of a hall-like structure with a rectangular choir. A new building was made in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. With the exception of the dilapidated tower that was removed in 1924, the Romanesque building was completely preserved. The mentioned Romanesque wall paintings are remarkable, which in various scenes depict the church patron St. Martin, the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt and the Annunciation . As the Romanesque church became too small, the parish decided to expand in 1924. The new building adapts to the original Romanesque church both in its external appearance and in its interior. In the 1990s, the church was renovated at great expense. The Pentecost scene , the church patron St. Martin and the village patron St. Agatha were depicted in the chancel on a wall painting ; they were created by the Leverkusen artists Paul Weigmann and Werner.

The parish of St. Martinus Dünschede belongs to the Attendorn Pastoral Association .

To the north of the village is the Dünscheder Heide nature reserve .

societies

Like many places in the Sauerland, Dünschede has a rich club life. The St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft organizes its shooting festival in its own shooting hall every year. The village also has its own drum corps . The place also has an artificial turf soccer field, which is used by Sportfreunde Dünschede. The music association "Harmonie" Dünschede 1874 e. Is an integral part of Dünschede's village and club life. V.

Web links

• Dünschede in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Attendorn (PDF; 125 kB), accessed on November 5, 2017.
2. ↑ see also information board at the village church, viewed in June 2010
3. ↑ cf. Michael Flöer: The place names in the Olpe district. Westphalian Place Name Book (WOB), Publishing House for Regional History, Bielefeld 2014, pp. 82–84.
4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Page 42  
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Ralf Breer and Otto Höffer: Churches and chapels in Attendorn, Lennestadt and Kirchundem . Edited by Sparkasse Attendorn-Lennestadt-Kirchhundem, Attendorn 1999, pp. 36,37
6. ↑ Achim Walder: Sights in the southern Sauerland between Biggesee and Rothaargebirge . Walder Verlag, Kreuztal 2004, pp. 12-14 in the Google book search