Denrath
Denrath
City of Mechernich
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 3 ″ N , 6 ° 36 ′ 35 ″ E
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Height : | approx. 310 m above sea level NHN |
Residents : | 150 (June 30, 2017) |
Incorporation : | January 1, 1972 |
Postal code : | 53894 |
Area code : | 02443 |
Denrath is a district of Mechernich in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
The street village is west of Mechernich. Through the village runs the federal highway 266 from Mechernich to Kaller district Wall Thalerhöhe .
Denrath was first mentioned in 1322 when a Rabado von Rode, at that time owner of the lost knight seat Rath, gave his free court "Dydenrode" (Denrath) to the Count of Luxembourg as a fief. This knight's seat was a submerged moated castle near Strempt .