Grimlinghausen (Bestwig)

Grimlinghausen Bestwig municipality Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '42 " N , 8 ° 26' 28" E
Height :	400 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	31 (Jun 30, 2012)
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	59909
	Grimlinghausen

Lourdes grotto

Grimlinghausen (incorrectly often Grimmlinghausen) is a district of the municipality of Bestwig , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. On June 30, 2012, Grimlinghausen had 31 residents. The name means To the houses of the Grimlings, a settlement whose original inhabitants were under the leadership of a Grimo . The Bredelar monastery was given a farm as an allod of the Padberg family in 1170 .

In the Second World War , two people from Grimlinghausen died as soldiers and one died in Grimlinghausen as a result of a war wound.

On April 6, 1945, the US Army occupied the hamlet without a fight after two days of shelling. The US troops combed the neighboring forests for hidden German soldiers and withdrew after six days. In the next three months the hamlet was plundered several times by former foreign prisoners from Nuttlar. The residents ended up hiding in the neighboring woods every night.

On January 1, 1975, the main part of Grimlinghausen, which until then belonged to the Bigge office , was incorporated into the new municipality of Bestwig.

In 1993 the so-called Lourdes Grotto , a natural stone chapel with a Stations of the Cross, was built in the village in honor of the Mother of God .

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 : Grimlinghausen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Municipality of Bestwig: Brochure information of the municipality of Bestwig , edition 2012, page 37.
^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Grimlinghausen, p. 196.
^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, section Grimlinghausen, p. 75.
↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .
↑ Hennesee-tourismus.de: Lourdes-Grotte, accessed on January 28, 2012 ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Municipality of Bestwig: Brochure information of the municipality of Bestwig , edition 2012, page 37.

[2] Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Grimlinghausen, p. 196.

[3] Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, section Grimlinghausen, p. 75.

[4] Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .

[5] Hennesee-tourismus.de: Lourdes-Grotte, accessed on January 28, 2012 ( Memento from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )