Diekgraben

Diekgraben City of Hemer Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 15 ″  N , 7 ° 43 ′ 59 ″  E
Height :	435 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	58675
Area code :	02372
Location of Diekgraben in North Rhine-Westphalia

As part of the formerly independent municipality of Ihmert, Diekgraben has been part of the town of Hemer in North Rhine-Westphalia since January 1, 1975 .

Diekgraben was first mentioned around 1500, when there were probably two farms in this area southwest of Ihmert. In 1730, 17 residents lived in Diekgraben, in 1885 the number grew to 50. The name Diekgraben originally means Teichgraben , today you can sometimes find the spelling Dieckgraben .

Individual evidence

1. ^ 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. 333 .
2. ↑ Citizens and Homeland Association Hemer eV (Ed.): Hemer. Contributions to local history. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1980.
3. ↑ erert.com : History: Time from 1730 to 1900 ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.