Elbach (Gummersbach)

Elbach City of Gummersbach Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 38 ″ N , 7 ° 27 ′ 33 ″ E
Height :	195 (189-255) m above sea level NN
Residents :	276 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Postal code :	51647
Area code :	02263
Location of Elbach in Gummersbach

Elbach is a district of Gummersbach in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

The place is located on a mountain slope above the lower reaches of the Gelpe, which flows into the Leppe, in the northwestern tip of the municipality, about 9 km from its center. You can get to Berghausen via two forest paths.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1542, namely Toennes yn der Eulebich is listed in the Turkish tax lists.

The hamlet of Elbach belonged to the imperial rule of Gimborn-Neustadt until 1806 .

traffic

The Elbach stop is connected to the 316 bus (Gummersbach - Neuremscheid ).

Individual evidence

^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .
↑ Royal Government of Cologne (Ed.): Overview of the components and list of all the localities and individually named properties of the government district of Cologne, according to districts, mayor houses and parishes, with information on the number of people and the residential buildings, as well as the confessions, jurisdictions , Military and earlier country conditions. Made on the basis of the officially requested messages. sn, Cologne 1845, p. 26 ( online edition at the State Library of Düsseldorf )

[1] Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .

[2] Royal Government of Cologne (Ed.): Overview of the components and list of all the localities and individually named properties of the government district of Cologne, according to districts, mayor houses and parishes, with information on the number of people and the residential buildings, as well as the confessions, jurisdictions , Military and earlier country conditions. Made on the basis of the officially requested messages. sn, Cologne 1845, p. 26 ( online edition at the State Library of Düsseldorf )