Freckhausen

Freckhausen municipality Reichshof Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 13 ″  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 11 ″  E
Height :	309 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	138  (Dec 31, 2008)
Postal code :	51580
Area code :	02261
Location of Freckhausen in Reichshof

Freckhausen is one of 106 localities in the Reichshof municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany .

Location and description

Freckhausen is east of Bielstein , the closest centers are Gummersbach (10 km northwest), Cologne (54 km west) and Siegen (46 km southeast).

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1295, namely “Ritter Arnold v. Elverfeld describes Adolf von Wereckenhusen, his son Erkenbert and his allies as his opponents (localization uncertain) ”.

Spelling of the first mention: Wereckenhusen

Safe first mention: 1443 as Wreckynckhusen. “Income of the Apostles' Foundation”.

history

Freckhausen belongs to the area of ​​the former Reichshof Eckenhagen (later mayorries Eckenhagen and Denklingen), which Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa gave to his Arch Chancellor Rainald von Dassel , Archbishop of Cologne, according to the oldest document about Eckenhagen from August 1, 1167 . It was the reward for the victory over the Romans won by his and the Cologne armies. "Furthermore, we grant and give to him and his successors for all time our entire court at Eckenhagen, including its people, possessions, silver mines and all other righteous persons and all accessories of the court."

According to the jurisdiction transferred from Sayn to Berg on May 27, 1257, which was considered a sign of sovereignty, the area was called "Eigen von Eckenhagen", probably also because it was surrounded by other sovereign territories. In 1575, witness interrogations and border inspections led to the definition of the border between Homburg and Berg, an occasion to which the map of the Windeck Office, which was designed by Arnoldus Mercator according to Bergisch claims, owes its creation. According to the border files, it ran "From Merkhausen im Kirspel and Eigen from Eckenhagen to Freckhausen and the hoeff hero, from then on to the beech at the Hungerkauser Kirchwege."

At this time it is assumed that there are 134 localities in the Eigen von Eckenhagen, including 12 villages (including Freckhausen), 87 hamlets, 25 farms and 6 establishments = commercial facilities.

Up until the beginning of the 19th century, when the legal differences between knight, saddle and farm estate were eliminated, there were 6 saddle estates in the parish of Eckenhagen, of which Freckhausen must have been a very large one. At the castle pond there is a barn, which was probably built from the remains of the castle wall. The wealthy gentlemen von Freckhausen, who owned the mayor's office of Much as hereditary property, lived there. In 1587, Wilhelm von Freckhausen was named among the feudal people of the Windeck office, who was obliged to “serve with sword and armor if required.” At that time, Johann Sorge was the tenant of the aristocratic property.

Treasury or the compulsory tax was levied on all goods and land that were obligated. From the waiter's bills of 1749 there are 8 honors in the parish of Eckenhagen, which were responsible for collecting the taxes of the 105 localities. Freckhausen belonged to the Hunsheim honors.

In 1793, because of the “driving and billeting that happened” for the KK (Imperial Royal) Army, 2185 Rtlr. and 36 stbr. knocked down. The Freckhausen saddle estate accounted for 17 Rtlr. and 30 stbr.

Church assignment

Freckhausen belongs to the parish of Marienhagen , which was made up of 19 localities, 13 from the city (formerly municipality) Wiehl , 6 from the former municipality Denklingen. Christianity seems to have penetrated the area around Marienhagen only late. It is believed that the square church tower was added to a chapel around 1250, which was replaced by a nave around 1300. The latter emerges from the examinations of the wall paintings, remains of which were created around 1310.

A decisive change resulted in the parish through the Siegburg Treaty . This set a new fixed border between the "Homburg" and "Windeck". It was set on November 19, 1604 and essentially still exists today, even if the districts of Gummersbach and Waldbröl have long since merged into the Oberberg district.

Freckhausen was then assigned to the parish of Eckenhagen. Those affected found it difficult to make this decision, they did not want to part with the church in Marienhagen, to which their ancestors belonged for over 300 years and where they had their burial places. In 1787, however, another tightened order forced them to have their church activities done in Eckenhagen.

Church records show that the old church connection with Marienhagen had still existed until now. Since 1604, death records have been kept in two sections. The first included the community and the second abroad. So it happened that the church master of Marienhagen, Joh. Peter Mörchen, wrote in the church accounts in 1783: “I have to go to Denklingen because of the Ohlhagen ten penny, 1 day, now it is known that for the usual daily allowances so far“ except Lands “can't go, I just want to put 40 silly on me”.

All submissions from the towns affected by the division, in which they asked to be allowed to stay with Marienhagen, were rejected. But they persistently pursued their goal. But it was not until 1886 that they were finally partially answered. On May 26, 1886, the Royal Consistory of Koblenz ordered the (re) unification of some localities in the community of Denklingen (parish of Eckenhagen) with the parish of Marienhagen, including Freckhausen. The others stayed with the parish of Eckenhagen.

Regarding the Catholics, only very few in this area in the 20th century until the end of the war, one finds the reference that by archbishop's decree of August 24, 1889, 14 towns from the community of Denklingen, including Freckhausen, with a total of 130 Catholics, are part of the rectorate in pastoral matters That were assigned.

School system

At the beginning of the 19th century, Freckhausen was part of the Dorn school district, 35 minutes away. Dorn has a special meaning in the history of the area because of its school, famous in the early 17th century. Peter von der Heydt, married to the not noble Gertrud from Ohlhagen left after his death (Testamentsvollstreckung Oct. 9, 1622) to 10 Agger courts "the cottage to the mandrel together with the garden behind it, alloyed to the glory of God before one Kapell and schoolhouse." When this School burned down in 1841, it looked back on over 200 years of history. The school hall remained largely intact and was moved to Hunsheim.

In 1865 the children from Freckhausen were assigned to the school in Drespe, which had been newly founded the year before, and from April 1, 1898 to the newly formed school community in Ohlhagen. According to government regulations, the school children from Freckhausen were reassigned to the school in Hunsheim as early as October 1, 1905.

societies

• Freckhausen village community

Individual evidence

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 .

literature

• Oswald Gerhard: Eckenhagen and Denklingen through the ages. A home history of the former Reichshof area of ​​Eckenhagen (the current municipalities of Eckenhagen and Denklingen) as a contribution to the history of the Oberbergisches Land. Heimatverein eV, Eckenhagen 1953.
• Peter Maurer: The parish of Marienhagen and its six hundred year history. Oberbergische Verlags-Anstalt, Gummersbach 1930.

Web links

• http://www.freckhausen.de