Engelnberg
| Engelnberg | ||
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 The Engelnberg seen from the Elberfelder Südhöhen |
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| height | 197 m | |
| location | Wuppertal | |
| Mountains | Rhenish Slate Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 15 '59 " N , 7 ° 9' 7" E | |
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 The surveys in Wuppertal |
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The Engelnberg is an approximately 197 meter high elevation in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the urban area of Wuppertal in the Elberfeld district and is also the namesake for the street Am Engelnberg .
topography
In the west of the Engelnberg lies the valley of the Mirker Bach , which is now piped here and runs under the streets Gathe and Uellendahler Straße . The 30 meter high slope is quite steep with a gradient of around 20%. On the other side of the brook valley, the Obergrünewalder Berg joins the Ölberg residential area , the flank of this elevation rises more flatly.
To the south, the elevation slopes down to the Wupper , where there used to be meadows and later bleaching meadows. Hofkamp street is the southern foot of Engelnberg.
The street Neuenteich lies in the east on the bottom of a valley between the Engelnberg and the Hardtberg . The valley in the southeast runs around the Hardtberg to the northeast. The name Neuenteich goes back to a historic pond that belonged to Elberfeld Castle . In a document from 1698 the fishing rights were regulated.
The Engelnberg continues in the north into the Stübchensberg . This ridge lies in a northeastern direction.
Buildings
The elevation is now completely built over and known as the Ostersbaum residential area. The construction of the hilltop was completed quite late, in 1852 the place was described as "a desolate, useless area". Karl Coutelle, who gave the description of the place, refers to today's Republic Square , which was leveled in 1825/26 and initially used as a parade ground for the Landwehr . The origin of the name Ostersbaum comes from Mostersbaum, and is explained by the Johann Mostert family, who lived here around the middle of the 16th century. One suspects a turnpike at the Bergische Landwehr , which was guarded by the Mostert family.
Whether in front of the building complex, the Wallenburg Castle Engelberg was there here can not be determined. The building, which is now nicknamed Engelnburg , is a corner house at the intersection between Platz der Republik and Deweerthstraße . In the unusual architectural style of an iron house with a tower, it has no relation to the medieval castle. The house with restaurant is a listed building and was built in 1900.
In the north is the Engelnberg Tunnel , a 171 meter long tunnel of the " Wuppertal Nordbahn " opened in 1879 . The old Jewish cemetery on Weißenburgstrasse is also located on Engelnberg.
The residential area is accessed by numerous stairs , so a flight of stairs is organized every year.
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- ↑ a b c Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names . Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8
- ^ Karl Coutelle: Elberfeld, topographical-statistical representation , Loewenstein, 1852.