Dieken (Hemer)

Thieves City of Hemer Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 18 ″  N , 7 ° 47 ′ 11 ″  E
Height :	247 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	58675
Area code :	02372
Location of Dieken in North Rhine-Westphalia
Von der Becke factory owner's house

As part of the formerly independent municipality of Sundwig, Dieken has been part of the municipality since the Prussian territorial reforms in 1929, and has been part of the town of Hemer in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1936 .

Dieken is located east of Wenhagen and Sundwig and west of the Hohenstein and Hembecke settlements , both of which belong to Deilinghofen . The village is located on the K 32, which runs through the Stephanopeler valley and connects Dieken with the southern neighboring village of Grüntal .

Industry

Dieken is the location of several traditional Sundwig industrial companies, such as Andritz Sundwig and Sundwiger Drehtechnik, some of which have been in the metalworking industry since the 18th century.

In 1698 the industrial settlement began at the Dieken site with the settlement of a paper mill. In 1796 the von der Becke im Dieken family built a house made of rubble stones, which is still used as an office building today under the name Reidemeisterhaus . At the front and on both sides it is surrounded by a moat and is the landmark of the district.

In 1805 Heinrich von der Becke bought the paper mill and converted it into a paper mill in 1838. Production was shut down in 1860. Felix von der Becke then founded a metal goods factory on the same site. In the time that followed, more buildings were built. At the beginning of the 20th century, the company was taken over by Franz Kutschelis. In 1942 Ernst Rittinghaus took over the company and a metal goods factory with a shape turning shop and metal foundry was established. Several industrial halls were needed and built to expand production. The successor company today is Sundwiger Drehtechnik .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Stopsack, Hans-Hermann: From the office to the city. Self-published, Hemer 2000.