Green meadow

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Green meadow
City of Altena
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 27 "  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 55"  E
Incorporation : 1st January 1969
Incorporated into: Altena
Postal code : 58762
Area code : 02352
Aerial view of Grünewiese
Aerial view of Grünewiese

Grünewiese is a side valley in the middle Rahmedetal between the cities of Lüdenscheid and Altena and has belonged to the city of Altena, Märkischer Kreis , since the regional reform of 1969 .

history

In 1533 the Selven estate can be traced in this area of ​​the Rahmedetal, which was owned by Clas and Jakob Selve. An Osemundsmith's shop belonged to the farm . Both were completely devastated at the time of the Thirty Years' War and later came into the possession of the Count von Diest from Altena. Johann Hermann Altrogge bought the property in 1757 from the government director of Deutecom and this again in 1767 to Johann Hermann Spannagel. The estate was later divided several times and then belonged to members of the families and the Geck and Hohage companies.

The built-up section of the valley stretches up about 650 meters and the entire valley is two kilometers long. The Krummenscheider Bach rises up there. A little off the beaten track in Lenscheid, the small blacksmith Johann Diedrich Geck ran his first forge in 1852. In addition to chains, he made parts for farmers and the building trade. After several changes, he began to produce hat, window and door hooks and box handles in the upper part of Grünewiese in 1865 with eight employees. The water power was supplied to him by what was formerly known as the Bremecker Bach. And when the watercourse wasn’t enough, a steam engine with 25 hp was bought. At the turn of the century, 1899/1900, the workforce had grown to 65 men. As the workforce grew, so did the settlement in the valley, as living space was required for the employees. C. Hohage GmbH & Co. KG, which has its headquarters down in the valley and has existed for more than 150 years, was and is one of Geck's comrades in metal goods.

A third branch of the economy used to be the lime distillery on the eastern side of the valley , which ceased operations after the Second World War .

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  • History of the frame valley by ADRahmede, 1967