Gerhard Broekel

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Gerhard Brökel (born January 22, 1931 ; † February 21, 2014 ) was a German rector, local researcher , city historian and non-fiction author .

Life

Together with his parents and his younger brother Heinrich, he grew up in Würgassen (Beverungen), near the border triangle of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. He was married and had several children. From 1959 to 1992 Brökel was the headmaster of the Gudenhagen elementary school , after which he worked as the principal of the Ratmerstein elementary school in Brilon . From 1970 to 1975 he was a member of the CDU council group in the city ​​council of Brilon. As a proven expert on the Brilon City Archives, he researched the history of the city and the surrounding villages. He also conducted research in the diocesan archive in Paderborn and in the archives in Münster. Numerous results of his research were published as essays in the home books of the Brilon Heimatbund Semper Idem , as well as in the yearbooks of the Hochsauerlandkreis. He wrote a number of books and brochures, including on the pharmacy in Brilon, the St. Hubertus-Schützenbruderschaft Brilon and the Maria Hilf hospital in Brilon. His fundamental writings also include research results on the municipal constitution of the city of Brilon and on Brilon's economic citizens from the 17th to 19th centuries. Brökel was a board member of the Briloner Heimatbund Semper Idem .

Honors

Publications by Gerhard Brökel (excerpt)

  • Past times 1. Podszun Motorbücher Verlag, Brilon, ISBN 9783861333418 .
  • Past times 2. Podszun Motorbücher Verlag, Brilon, ISBN 9783861333753 .
  • From the history of the Maria Hilf Brilon Hospital. Weyersdruck, Brilon 1997.
  • Erlinghausen. A village story. Published by the Catholic parish of St. Vitus Erlinghausen, Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach 1984.
  • Past times 5th ed. Semper Idem, Brilon 2011.
  • Historical records of Brilon. Podszun Publishing House, 2000, ISBN 9783861332596 .
  • Charged with magiae. Witch trials around 1685 in Brilon. In: 12th edition of the regional historical journal SüdWestfalen Archiv , publisher of the Arnsberg city ​​archive

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Date of death
  2. ↑ Cross of Merit ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.briloner-chronik.de
personal data
SURNAME Broekel, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rector, local researcher, city historian and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1931
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 2014