Erlinghausen (Marsberg)

Erlinghausen City of Marsberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '33 "  N , 8 ° 53' 59"  E
Height :	405 m
Area :	7.74 km²
Residents :	1006  (2017)
Population density :	130 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	34431
Area code :	02992

Erlinghausen is a district of the city of Marsberg in the eastern Sauerland with around 1,000 inhabitants. It lies on the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse on a plateau that is up to 405 meters high. The landscape is shaped by the red sandstone.

Erlinghausen is one of the rural places in the city.

history

middle Ages

The village appears for the first time in the income register of the Corvey monastery during the tenure of Abbot Erkenbert (1107-1128). An exact allocation to a certain year is not possible, it was probably 1107. The income register mentioned here is not preserved in the original, but it is a copy in a copy book from the 15th century, which was made in Corvey. The mention of the place can be read in the seventh line of the document: Cecima una in Erdelinghusun (one tithe in Erlinghausen). However, the establishment under the name Erdelinghusen may have happened much earlier (around 700–900 AD) in the course of the Saxon branches. The original place name Erdelinghausen refers to a personal name such as Erdo, Erdberath, Erthmar or a similar one. The syllable ing denotes belonging or possession, it is a Low German characteristic.

The settlement was founded here because there was water here. The limestone plateau surrounding the village is relatively arid. Since a clod of red sandstone slides over the limestone in today's Oberdorf, sufficient water gushes out of the stratified springs. In the center of the village there was a pond until the 20th century, where the first settlement buildings were probably built. On April 30, 1201 gave Beringer of Horhusen the monastery Obermarsberg nine farms owned by him in Erlinghausen to eternal property . The occasion was the religious vow of a son of von Horhusen. The von Horhusen family was an influential noble family in the area. Due to this increase in land, a large part came to the church, and the provosts later appeared as landlords over the district.

Other aristocratic families were also wealthy in the village, the von Brobeck and von Scharpenberg families should be mentioned here. Both families had a manor house with side yards in the village. Other wealthy families were those of Cobbenrode, von Büren and von Adorf. Many members of these families were mayors of Obermarsberg. In the late Middle Ages, the wealth situation of noble families deteriorated drastically and so more and more farms fell to wealthy citizens in the cities or to the monastery. Stephan von Erdelinchusen was given a house in the village by the convent and Provost Herbold in 1294, for which he had to pay an annual rent. Another real estate deal has been handed down for 1305. The brothers Gerbedo and Albert von Mühlhausen cultivated some fields in the corridor of Erlinghausen on lease, which they sold to the treasurer of the monastery. In the following centuries, such property transactions were documented again and again. At the end of the 15th century, a dispute broke out between the Cistercians and the Benedictines over goods in Erlinghausen, the reasons and outcome of which are not known. The dispute must have ended around 1500, from then on only the provost's office was mentioned as the sole owner of the district.

The exact extent of the medieval village is not known, it should have been around 20 courtyards. Around 1500 the inhabitants gave up the village for unknown reasons, it fell into desolation for some time . This also happened in many other unfortified villages, the so-called medieval desertification process began, the residents sought protection in fortified cities. Another reason was rampant diseases and famine, which were favored by wars and raids.

The residents of Erlinghausen had the citizenship of Marsberg until 1808, the village was a district that was outside. Most of the people who were resettled after 1530 probably came from Marsberg, which establishes citizenship. The village used to be much smaller, a church chronicle from 1883 says: In earlier times the village was surrounded on all sides by forests; only to the west were meadows and fields . The forests belonged to the farmers, the community had none of its own. The district itself was inadequately developed by a few dirt roads that were only slightly hardened. The area was a corridor that was typical of a clustered village. In these tubs, which were of different sizes and sometimes had an irregular shape, only the fields, meadows, wooden ridges and gardens were not included. A large part of the land was used for arable farming, mainly in three- field farming, and there was little cattle breeding. The yields could later be increased through crop rotation, the proportion of fallow land decreased. Because of the small number of livestock, there was little manure to supply the fields with new minerals. The main types of grain are barley, oats, and rye, and mesmerized grains, a mixture of barley and oats, were also grown here and there. Roughage consisting of beans, peas and vetch served as fodder. From 1750 the potato, which was also known as the ground berry , found its way into the Sauerland, and it quickly caught on. Livestock farming mainly focused on cattle, pigs, sheep and geese.

The Erlinghausers had had hunting rights since the Middle Ages, including in the Nieder- and Obermarsberg area. All three districts had the right to hunt in the entire corridor, including the private forests of the monastery.

Modern times

During the Thirty Years' War , the village was largely spared from major looting and acts of violence. Even so, many buildings were in a poor condition. The number of inhabitants was greatly decimated, probably due to hunger and epidemics. After the end of the war, men returned who had to do military service. New residents also settled there. The poor living conditions gradually changed. As late as 1660, there were complaints about poverty. The establishment of a chapel is recorded for 1667, and a rifle division was established around 1670.

Since 1705, the villagers regularly held a procession in honor of St. Vitus, the patron saint of the chapel, exits.

Erlinghausen grew to around 45 houses by around 1750. The Seven Years War brought renewed economic decline, since various high contributions had to be paid to Marsberg. In addition, troops passing through needed food.

After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, the Duchy of Westphalia , and thus Erlinghausen, came to the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt . The monasteries lost their wealth and influence during the secularization ; the state became her legal successor. Soldiers of the new sovereign occupied the area on September 8, 1802. Government authorities took over the tasks of the former estates. Not much has changed; the four village chiefs continued to exercise their office. The formerly small Cologne office of Marsberg with Erlinghausen, Nieder- and Obermarsberg was expanded to include the following places: Giershagen, Bredelar, Madfeld, the Padberg rule and the Canstein rule. A new bailiff took over the administration. The former Drosten, Baron von Spiegel zum Desenberg for Marsberg, lost their offices. The new bailiff, Josef Schulte, had a double function as a judicial officer, he spoke the law in the first instance. The bailiff appointed Franz Mörs as mayor in 1808, the place was no longer subordinate to the magistrate, the mayor had the task of protecting the interests of the state. The dependence on Marsberg ended. During the Napoleonic Wars Erlinghausen was largely spared, sometimes troops passing through had to be fed and the horses looked after. At times, leader horses had to be made available. On June 16, 1815, the Grand Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt declared the handover of the Duchy of Westphalia to the Kingdom of Prussia. Erlinghausen came to the district of Brilon with Marsberg in 1818, administration was the responsibility of a district administrator. Franz Mörs kept his mayor's office in the village; he had held it since 1808. After the establishment of the mayor's office in Marsberg, the mayor lost his necessity and was dismissed. The local deputies elected the mayor every three years. School lessons were held in the teacher's house until 1848, when a schoolhouse was built. The half-timbered chapel from the 17th century was demolished in 1869 because it was dilapidated and replaced by a new church building. The parish was raised to the status of a parish vicarie in 1915. After a long period of planning, a water pipe was built from 1919 to 1924 and an electrical network was laid. In 1919/20, after long planning, the construction of a water pipeline could finally begin. In 1923/24 the electrical network was built.

Second World War

The village was largely spared from destruction during the Second World War. On March 29, 1945, Erlinghausen was hit by two shells from US tanks from the direction of Priesterberg. Three residents were wounded. One of them died of the consequences two years after being wounded. On April 1st, US soldiers occupied the village, 39 of 139 houses had to be completely or partially evacuated. Five Wehrmacht soldiers who were on vacation with their families were arrested.

In World War II, 63 Erling Hauser fell as soldiers, most of them on the eastern front , or they died in captivity.

After the Second World War

After the end of the Second World War, many displaced persons and refugees found refuge in the village.

A deep borehole in 1950 found an abundant body of groundwater at a depth of 102 meters, which solved the water problem that had prevailed until then.

In 1953 and 1954, the parishioners built a new shooting hall and a fire station .

On January 1, 1975, Erlinghausen was incorporated into the new town of Marsberg. In the same year the main road was expanded.

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : In gold, a blue abbot growing from a double row of blue-silver sheathed inclined shield base . Description: The abbot's staff indicates the abbots of Corvey, who owned the monastery in Marsberg and owned it in Erlinghausen. The chess bar is reminiscent of the noble Beringer von Horhusen, who handed over this property to the abbey mentioned in 1201. The official approval took place on July 6, 1967.

Worth seeing

The Catholic Church of St. Vitus is a listed building. It was built around 1900 by the church builder Tegethoff. The tower was built in front by the residents in 1956. Other objects that are under monument protection are the fountain at Köhler's Drift and the war memorial on Dicken Platz. The builder Vitus Prior built the war memorial out of shell stone blocks. It is divided into different sections by friezes. The figure of a cast warrior stands on a pedestal, the soldier seems to be looking thoughtfully at the graves of the fallen. The work was cast at Larenz in Niedermarsberg. The fountain in front of it is equipped with a gargoyle. The names of the fallen soldiers of the two world wars can be found on the bronze plaques on both sides.

The district rent master Theile donated a station cross in the 1920s; it stands on Königstrasse in front of a quarry stone frame specially created for it. A bricklayer from Erlinghausen built a cave from so-called grotto stones in which there is a statue of Mary. It serves the popular veneration of Mary .

Castle on the Wulsenberg

A castle is said to have once stood on the Wulsenberg , which was inhabited by the Counts of Erling or von Erlingen. According to legend, the last count, who remained childless, bequeathed the property to his twelve servants, who settled here after his death and founded Erlinghausen. A high plateau was specified as the location of this castle, where recesses can still be seen today, which served as a beam support. Since stones were broken here in the past, hardly anything has survived. The castle (castle?) Fell into disrepair after the place fell into desolation around 1500.

additional

• Platte landscape protection area

Transport links

The RLG serves the place with the bus line 495 from Marsberg, train station to Erlinghausen.

Sports

Rot-Weiß Erlinghausen plays in the football regional league Westphalia 2.

Sons and daughters

• Hans-Joachim Watzke (born June 21, 1959 in Marsberg-Erlinghausen) entrepreneur and manager of BVB

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Marsberg: Demographic Development 1997–2017. In: City of Marsberg IKEK. Retrieved September 15, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Location and landscape
3. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 23 and 24
4. ^ Foundation of the village
5. ↑ Origin of the place name
6. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 25 and 26
7. ↑ Donation to Obermarsberg
8. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 37 to 42
9. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 42 to 44
10. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 90 to 111
11. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 111 to 168
12. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 168 to 194
13. ↑ Founding of the chapel and the riflemen
14. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 168 to 220
15. ^ Hesse Darmstadt
16. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 220 to 258
17. ↑ End of dependence on Marsberg
18. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 258 to 292
19. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 292 to 307
20. ↑ Construction of the school house
21. ↑ Supply of electricity and water
22. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, section Erlinghausen, pp. 96-97.
23. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Erlinghausen, pp. 220–221.
24. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, page 966
25. ^ 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. 332 .
26. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, page 967
27. ^ Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Kommunale Wappen des Herzogtums Westfalen, Arnsberg 1986, p. 144 ISBN 3-87793-017-4
28. ↑ Sights (PDF; 285 kB)
29. ^ Gerhard Brökel : Erlinghausen. A village story. Edited by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984, pages 44 to 45
30. ↑ Decay of the castle
31. ↑ Pages of the RLG ( Memento of the original from January 15, 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. 

Web links

• Homepage Erlinghausen
• Information on the history of the village