Glindfeld

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glindfeld
City of Medebach
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 59 "  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 43"  E
Height : 390 m
Postal code : 59964
Area code : 02982
Glindfeld (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Glindfeld

Location of Glindfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia
Aerial photo (2013)
Aerial photo (2013)

Glindfeld is a hamlet in the Hanseatic city of Medebach in the Hochsauerlandkreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

history

In the 12th century the place was first mentioned in a deed of foundation as "Glintfelden". Further mentions appear in the following years in document books, among others with Glyntfelden (1292), Glintvelde (1319), Glentvelden (1324), Glintfelt (1575). In 1499, the Augustinian monastery in Glindfeld was converted into a canony of the Kreuzbrüder zu Glindfeld ; the Glindfelder Kreuzherren had a great influence on the time during the Reformation in Medebach.

From 1816, Glindfeld was part of the municipality of Medebach tax municipality in the Medebach mayor's office in the Brilon district and administratively belonged to the outer district of Medebach; In 1818 30 people lived in the village. 30 inhabitants are also given for 1822, the place being given as royal domain and brickworks . The place categorized as a monastery and forester's house according to the location and distance table of the government district of Arnsberg had 2 houses in 1839. At that time, 21 residents lived in the village, all of whom were evangelicals.

The municipality and estate district statistics of the province of Westphalia listed the place as Gut und Forsthaus Glindfeld in 1871 with 3 houses and 46 inhabitants. The community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia in 1885 gives a number of 20 inhabitants for Gut Glindfeld who lived in 2 houses. In addition, a Glindfeld Forest District with 1 house and 11 residents is listed.

In 1885, the St. Laurentius Chapel was built by local residents.

Also in 1895 Gut (1 residential building, 10 residents) and Oberförsterei Glindfeld (1 residential building, 9 residents) are listed separately, as is 1905 (1 residential building and 31 residents or 1 residential building and 14 residents).

Shortly before Easter 1945, fierce fighting broke out in the area between Glindfeld and Küstelberg. German soldiers and soldiers from the US Army were involved . First, on April 1, 1945, German troops marched through Glindfeld and occupied the Kahlen and Hesseberg. The following day, the place itself was occupied by soldiers of the Wehrmacht, with a general based on Gut Glindfeld. There was fierce fighting with intensive artillery fire by American troops on the German positions. All houses with the exception of the forestry office were damaged. On April 3, Glindfeld was captured by the Americans.

geography

The place is 3 km west of the town center of Medebach, to which it belongs administratively, at the foot of the Glindfeld mountains and on the edge of the Medebach Bay . West of Glindfeld is the Glindfelder forest, a roughly 2,151 hectare large forest reserve . The Hesseberg, the Kahlen and the Hohe Dienberg can be found around Glindfeld. The Gelängebach runs through the hamlet and flows into the Orke at Medelon .

Attractions

The St. Laurentius Chapel
Augustinian convent

Glindfeld is known for the 1298 resulting Glindfeld Augustinian monastery and built around 1900, under monument protection standing Villa High Mirke on Good Glindfeld take place in the regular private and cultural events.

The St. Laurentius Chapel from 1885 is located in Glindfeld.

Personalities

literature

  • Alfons Mohr: Medebach and its districts. Old Pictures of a City, Volume II. Self-published, Medebach 1985, ISBN 3-88913-088-7 , pp. 123-129.

Web links

Commons : Glindfeld  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Floer: The place names of the Hochsauerlandkreis. Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, Bielefeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-89534-946-1 , pp. 187/188 ( PDF; 3.69 MB ). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Johann Georg von Viebahn : table of localities and distances for the government district of Arnsberg, sorted according to the existing state division, with details of the earlier areas and offices, the parish and school districts and topographical information. Ritter, Arnsberg 1841.
  3. ↑ Alexander A. Mützell: New topographical-statistical-geographical dictionary of the Prussian state . tape 2 . Karl August Künnel, Halle 1821.
  4. ^ The communities and manor districts of the province of Westphalia and their population. Edited and compiled by the Royal Statistical Bureau from the original materials of the general census of December 1, 1871. In: Königliches Statistisches Bureau (Hrsg.): The communities and manor districts of the Prussian state and their population. tape IX , 1874, ZDB -ID 1467495-6 ( digitized version ).
  5. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Based on materials from the census of December 1, 1885 and other official sources, edited by the Royal Statistical Bureau. In: Royal Statistical Bureau (Hrsg.): Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. tape X , 1887, ZDB -ID 1046036-6 ( digitized version ).
  6. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Based on materials from the census of December 1, 1895 and other official sources, edited by the Royal Statistical Bureau. In: Royal Statistical Bureau (Hrsg.): Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. tape X , 1897, ZDB -ID 1046036-6 ( digitized ).
  7. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Based on the materials from the census of December 1, 1905 and other official sources, edited by the Royal Prussian State Statistical Office. In: Königliches Prussisches Statistisches Landesamt (Hrsg.): Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. Booklet X, 1909, ZDB -ID 1046036-6 .
  8. ^ Medebach.de: History of the City of Medebach - An overview (section Weimar Republic). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945. Experience reports from many employees from all over the district, compiled and presented on behalf of the district administration. Bigge 1955, p. 36f.
  10. ↑ We are Medebach e. V .: The tiny village at the foot of the Glindfeld mountains. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  11. ↑ Kulturring Medebach.Retrieved on December 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ Orteverbindungen.de : Gut Glindfeld Villa Hohe Mirke Accessed on December 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ Chapel in Glindfeld. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .