Gerlingsen
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 Gerlingsen  
City of Iserlohn
 
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 18 ″  N , 7 ° 39 ′ 44 ″  E
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| Residents : | 3971 (Dec. 31, 2019) | 
| Postal code : | 58638 | 
| Area code : | 02371 | 
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  Location of Gerlingsen in Iserlohn 
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 Center with the ecumenical pastoral care center “St. Michael" 
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Gerlingsen is a district of Iserlohn in the Sauerland .
The village is east of Grürmannsheide and north of Dröschede . In 1549 it was first mentioned in a document as "Gerlinchusen"; her name probably originated from "Gardinghusen" (after the male name Garding ).
At the end of 2019 Gerlingsen had 3971 inhabitants. The district has a primary school and a branch of the comprehensive school Iserlohn. It is connected to the national road network via the nearby Iserlohn-Zentrum junction of the A 46 .
literature
- Wilfried Diener: Gerlingsen - district between forests and meadows. U. Diener, Iserlohn 2013, ISBN 978-3-9805363-6-3 .
 
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Leopold Woeste : Iserlohn and the surrounding area. Interpretation of place names, local history and legends . P. 66. Frank-Daniel Schulten publishing house, Iserlohn 2007, ISBN 978-3-932961-52-6
 - ^ City of Iserlohn: Contributions to urban research and statistics (PDF), accessed on March 15, 2020