Drenke

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Drenke
Beverungen municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 57 ″  N , 9 ° 18 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 209  (195-210)  m
Area : 4.28 km²
Residents : 400
Population density : 93 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1970
Postal code : 37688
Area code : 05273
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Location of Drenke in Beverungen

Drenke is a district of the city of Beverungen in the Höxter district , North Rhine-Westphalia . Drenke is about 5 km west of Beverungen.

history

Drenke was first mentioned in a document in 1203: Bishop Bernard von Paderborn transferred goods to the Gehrden monastery .

After a foundation in 1858 in favor of a chaplain, the construction of the Catholic Church began in 1859. The topping-out ceremony was on October 29, 1859 and the inauguration ceremony on February 26 .

In 1868 a Catholic school was built, which in April 1939 was merged with the Protestant elementary school, built in 1912.

On January 1, 1970 Drenke was incorporated into the city of Beverungen.

Public facilities

The Drenke fire fighting group is part of the Beverungen volunteer fire brigade .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 107 .