Grüntal (Hemer)

Grüntal City of Hemer Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 57 ″  N , 7 ° 47 ′ 13 ″  E
Height :	274 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	58675
Area code :	02372
Location of Grüntal in North Rhine-Westphalia
District road 32 through Grüntal

Grüntal , partly also Grünthal , has been part of the formerly independent municipality of Sundwig since the Prussian territorial reforms in 1929 and has been part of the town of Hemer in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1936 .

Grüntal is located in the north of the Stephanopeler valley between the villages Wenhagen and Dieken in the north and Sundwigerbach in the south. The settlement lies along the K 32 and the Sundwiger Bach , which flows on its way through Sundwig, Hemer and Becke and flows into the Hönne as an Oese in Menden .

In 1829 the von Hch family settled here in the valley. Grüntal paper mill founded by the Becke . This was in operation until a fire in 1850. After that, the buildings were used as a screw and wire factory. At times it was also used as a wire drawing shop.

Today Grüntal is a pure residential area without any economic facilities. The settlement is located within a forest area that was destroyed by the hurricane "Kyrill" .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans-Hermann Stopsack with the collaboration of Eberhard Thomas: Von Wasser driven. Brooks ditches, water wheels and turbines in the Hemer area from the 16th century to the present , Hemer 2007, pp. 110–111, (Landeskundliche Literaturliste 2009).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Dr. Hugo Banniza in the Hemer-Kurier (after 1983): Already in 1882 the Stefanopler complained about the bad roads ( memento of the original from November 7th 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.