Grönebach

Grönebach City of Winterberg Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 45 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 35 ″  E
Height :	590 m
Area :	9.49 km²
Residents :	616  (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	65 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	59955
Area code :	02985
Location of Grönebach in Winterberg
Aerial photo (2013)

Grönebach is a district of Winterberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia with almost 640 inhabitants.

geography

panorama

Grönebach is located in the northern part of the Rothaargebirge , about five kilometers from the core town of Winterberg at the foot of the 675 m high Mosenberg. It borders in the north on Niedersfeld and Hildfeld , in the south on Elkeringhausen . The highest point in Grönebach is 825 m high. Grönebach is the closest place to the Ruhr spring .

history

Grönebach was first mentioned in a document in 1250. The church patron, St. Lambertus , as well as the well-preserved defense tower of St. Lambertus Church in Romanesque style, which is also the oldest building in the city of Winterberg, suggest that it is older. Up until the establishment of the Niedersfeld office, Grönebach was the main town of the free county of the same name, which also included the villages of Hildfeld , Niedersfeld and Siedlinghausen and which the lords of Gaugreben had as a fiefdom from the Landgrave of Hesse. Since 1904 Grönebach had together with Hildfeld a station of the Kleinbahn Steinhelle-Medebach , whose rail traffic was stopped again in 1953.

On March 31, 1945, combat troops from the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division under the command of Lieutenant General Walter Denkert appeared in Grönebach. On April 2, the staff and combat troops of the 176th Infantry Division under the command of Major General Christian-Johannes Landau followed . The 176th Infantry Division lacked horse-drawn vehicles, so they even used handcarts. On March 3, guns from Grönebach began to fire at positions of the US troops. The US artillery then fired at Grönebach all day and night. One soldier was killed and four houses were badly damaged. The German guns were moved back to Niedersfeld on the night of April 3rd. On April 4, US troops began to advance into the village. Two US tanks were set on fire. The German associations fled the village at noon. The US troops began a massive attack on the place, as they had not noticed the escape of the German troops. 13 houses were set on fire and two civilians were killed. When the residents were able to leave their cellars after taking the village, they found that every building had suffered major damage from the shelling. 36 cattle and two horses were killed or had to be emergency slaughtered. Heavy US artillery was deployed in the village on April 5th and fired west and northwest from April 6th to 8th. On April 8, the bulk of US troops moved on.

In the Second World War , 54 Grönebachers fell as soldiers, most of them on the Eastern Front , or died in captivity.

On January 1, 1975, Grönebach was incorporated into the town of Winterberg.

In 1989 and 1993 Grönebach was awarded the state's bronze medal in the competition Our village should be more beautiful . In 2000, Grönebach celebrated its 750th anniversary.

politics

coat of arms

On the left side of the coat of arms of Grönebach, the Electoral Cologne cross is depicted, which is assigned to the court sword. On the right side St. Lambertus is shown above and on the lower right there are the three Gaugreben stakes on a golden background, through which the green stream flows.

Leisure and Tourism

In 2011, the Grönebacher Dorfpfad, which is sustainably cared for and maintained by the SGV Grönebach department, was awarded the highest quality seal in Germany for hiking trails as a premium trail. The village path circles Grönebach for around 11 kilometers and offers varied views of the place. The Rothaarsteig and the Winterberger Hochtour link the village path with many other hiking trails in the Neuer Hagen and Kahler Asten nature reserves .

Grönebach offers many other hiking opportunities, such as B. the Groimecke circular route.

societies

There are the following clubs:

• St. Hubertus Schützenverein Grönebach 1887 eV
• Minstrel train Grönebach
• SGV department Grönebach
• Carnival Association Grönebach
• Catholic women's community St. Lambertus Grönebach
• Parish of St. Lambertus Grönebach
• Youth group-Grönebach
• Mixed choir Grönebach
• Tourist office Grönebach and
• Grönebach fire fighting group
• Sports club Grönebach affiliated to FC Hilletal 03

The Grönebach kindergarten and library are part of the parish of St. Lambertus.

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• Wilhelm Kuhne (* 1926) has been a pastor in the St. Lambertus Parish since 1992.

literature

• Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 - reports from many employees from all over the district. Josefs-Druckerei, Bigge 1955.

Web links

Commons : Grönebach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website Grönebach

Individual evidence

1. ↑ City of Winterberg: Winterberg in facts and figures , accessed on December 30, 2019
2. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, section Grönebach, pp. 111–112.
3. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Grönebach, pp. 232–233.
4. ^ 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 .
5. ^ Deutsches Wanderinstitut eV ( Memento from April 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Directions to the village path ( Memento from October 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive )