Durenbeliken
Durenbeliken is a desolate place near Schmallenberg in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis in Germany . Its exact location is not known.
In 1297 the nobleman Johann von Bilstein gave the Grafschaft monastery in exchange the Hufen Dreve and Durenheliken, located near Grafschaft. Until then, these were owned by the three sons of Johann von Latorp, who lived in Schmallenberg as Bilsteiner Freistuhlgut. A later mention of the hooves is not known. The farm probably ceased to exist as such in 1297.
Like many other places, the place fell victim to the great desolation process in the late Middle Ages . It must have been a creeping, slow process. This began around 1300. The downfall of this urban settlement is probably connected with the development of the urban center of Schmallenberg. Another reason was plague epidemics and the need of the residents to seek refuge in the city.
literature
- Günther Becker, in the history of the settlement of the city of Schmallenberg 1244–1969 , published by the city of Schmallenberg 1969