Höh (Lüdenscheid)

High City of Lüdenscheid Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 28 ″  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 48 ″  E
Postal code :	58515
Area code :	02351
Location of Höh in Lüdenscheid
View of the Höh district with the Church of the Resurrection and the nursing home from the west

Höh is the name of a district in the statistical district 10 ( Bierbaum / Höh / Hellersen ) of the district town of Lüdenscheid in the western Sauerland , North Rhine-Westphalia . The district is located on the western and northern slopes of a mountain of the same name. The district, mountain and statistical district are located in the southeast of the contiguous urban area and on the border to the heavily forested outdoor area . Since 2010, southwest hamlet Brenscheid and be Homert and the district Piepersloh with the statistical district counted 10 (Bierbaum / Hoh / Hellersen).

history

The so-called Steinberger Höfe an der Höh, first mentioned as early as 1313, had been part of the town's Feldmark since 1585 at the latest . Thus, despite its relatively peripheral location to the city center, the area always belonged to the city of Lüdenscheid and not to the surrounding municipality of Lüdenscheid-Land . The name Steinberger Höfe refers to the fact that the summit of the Höh was used as a quarry, and this may have been since the Middle Ages. During the Second World War , the tunnels that were still there at that time served as a place of refuge in the event of threatened air raids, something evacuated from bombed cities in particular made use of. The tunnels and terrain were later filled in when they were used as landfills and then mostly leveled and terraced for the International Plastic House Exhibition in the early 1970s. A historical topographic map from 1921 (see Fig.) Shows the quarry area at that time. On the south-west side of the mountain, a quarry stone retaining wall with remains of a railroad trolley can be seen.

The historical connecting route from Lüdenscheid in the direction of Herscheid and Plettenberg has always been to the north of the Höh mountain and overcame it east of its highest peak. In 1832 a regular stagecoach connection was established from Lüdenscheid via Herscheid to Plettenberg, and in 1846/1847 today's Herscheider Landstrasse was expanded as a road over about 15 km to the neighboring town . This means that it was fortified according to the latest developments in road construction at the time and planted with an avenue . The course of the street bordering the Höh district to the north has remained the same since then, as is shown by the topographic map from 1921, and the avenue between Bräucken and Paulmannshöh has been preserved to this day, albeit with mostly replanted trees. To the south-east of the hilltop, however, in the mid-1970s there was a partly multi-lane expansion as a motorway feeder, for which larger excavations and a felling of the avenue were carried out. There, where the Herscheider Landstraße overcomes its highest point on the Höh, has been a post coach station since the 19th century. The associated inn building later received a hall extension and, as the Wiebusch restaurant, was a popular excursion destination for a long time. However, with the aforementioned road expansion, the attractiveness of the inn, which was originally located prominently on the hilltop and surrounded by a mighty tree population, was lost. The traditional building was closed in the 1970s and demolished at the end of the 1980s / beginning of the 1990s (see also topographic map from 1921). The area was then occupied by terraced houses that were arranged and designed without any relation.

Topographic map from 1921, Höh area and adjacent localities

Until the mid-1920s, there were only a few other residential buildings in today's Höh district to the west of the access road to the quarry, today's Höher Weg . Of this there exists u. a. to this day at the level of the confluence with Scharnhorststrasse, however, a heavily redesigned former farm property. It should at least be the location of one of the historic Steinberger Höfe. To the west and east of the quarry area, however, elevated water tanks were built shortly after 1900 to feed the urban pressure pipelines (see also topographic map from 1921). The further development of the Höh district began in 1924 with the construction of the remaining row of terraced and semi-detached houses on the south side of Herscheider Landstrasse east of the confluence of Höher Weg. After the Lüdenscheid garrison was set up in the 1930s, several two-story apartment buildings followed to the east up to the confluence of the Gneisenaustrasse, which was laid out at the same time, and to the north of this. These were originally residential buildings for relatives of the soldiers stationed in Lüdenscheid ("soldiers' houses"). The further development on Höher Weg , Gneisenaustrasse and Scharnhorststrasse then took place mostly in the 1950s. The construction of the Protestant Church of the Resurrection as the new urban center of the quarter represented a high point. The construction and development of Bonhoefferstraße did not occur until the 1970s. For this purpose, a section of the street Am Hundebrink , which originally began on Höher Weg, was abandoned. Before the Talstraße was built through to Bräucken, this represented the main connection between the Höh area with Bauckloh and the Elspetal including Neuenhof Castle .

Development by rail

Lt. According to a plan from April 1, 1913, a "Bräucken station" for the railroad was to be built at today's main traffic junction in Bräucken. To this day, this area of ​​Lüdenscheid has never been opened up by the railroad. At that time, the area around today's Bräuckenkreuz was almost completely undeveloped. On the map from this time you can still clearly see the former rural character of the area.

International plastic house exhibition IKA

From 1971 to 1975 the Lüdenscheid International Plastic House Exhibition ("IKA") took place on the leveled summit of the Höh mountain . The "IKA'71" should show that plastic could easily replace a large part of other building materials. The site covered an area of ​​70,000 square meters. In three months the exhibition should attract around 300,000 visitors to Lüdenscheid. In addition to the futuristic-looking houses with names like "Rondo", "Futuro" or "Orion", floating on stilts or in a pool, the gigantic air dome on the site was the heart of "IKA'71". 4,000 people found space in the hall. Benefiting from the immense size of the hall, there were several large live concerts in it. However, the hoped-for crowd did not materialize and the refinancing of the project failed. The buildings were almost completely demolished after the exhibition and their surfaces were left to nature for regeneration. Today only a few concrete foundations overgrown with trees remind of the former exhibition, and the area has now become a green area close to the city. In addition, there is still an excellent panoramic view of the Lüdenscheid urban area from there.

Church of the Resurrection with parish center from the west

Settlement and infrastructure

The district of Höh is largely a purely residential area , which mainly consists of row and single-family houses. Only at the Church of the Resurrection and the neighboring confluence of Gneisenaustrasse and Höher Weg was structural densification with multi-family houses built in the 1950s. Here is a small, terraced area that is now used for recycling containers. It was apparently intended to serve as a small center of the quarter with a local grocery store that existed until the 1970s. Many of the houses have been renovated in recent years due to their age, but many structural details, e.g. from the 1950s, have been lost. Because of the attractive, central and at the same time quiet location of the district, several new upscale residential buildings were built in the 1990s and 2000s, especially on the upper Höher Weg. Previously there was a number of simple buildings here, which was popularly known as "the rich in children" because of the social composition of the residents.

Sports events are held regularly on the sports field at the Höh. In addition to the facility, there is also a former gymnasium that is now used as a skater hall.

The architectural center of the Höh district is the Protestant Resurrection Church . The evangelical Dietrich Bonhoeffer-Altenzentrum with nursing home as well as the Schule an der Höh , a special needs school , were located in the immediate vicinity on Bonhoefferstraße . The Märkische Kreis is responsible for the school at the Höh . The focus of support at this school is on intellectual development.

In Bonhoefferstr. 15 there is also the specialist seminar for geriatric care of the Ev. Pertheswerkes eV

In May 2012 the Perthes plant announced that the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Altenzentrum would be enlarged. An extension to the main building at the same height is planned at the Bonhoeffer Center. Five floors with 55 single rooms and five day rooms are to be created. The aim is to achieve a single room share of 80 percent. In the course of the extension, the facility is also to receive a sensory garden for “people with limited everyday skills”. The construction work should be completed in 2013.

At the confluence of Paulmannshöher Strasse and Herscheider Landstrasse on the Höhensattel Höh , a larger building marking the entrance to the city with a gas station in front and for a long time a branch of the Deutsche Bundespost was built. A few years ago, a discount store chain, a bakery, a tanning salon and several medical practices as well as offices in the surrounding buildings set up shop on the neighboring area of ​​a former industrial company. This may be due to the proximity of the clinics in Hellersen to the east . The former small center at the confluence of Schlachthausstrasse and Herscheider Landstrasse , however, was finally dissolved around the same time.

In the north-west of the district of Bräucken , a high saddle of high traffic importance, the federal road 229 running through the adjacent valleys and the main connection from the city center to the motorway junction 15 Lüdenscheid-Süd of the federal motorway 45 cross . The area around the busy intersection forms a sub-center in terms of the retail structure .

There is a district group Wefelshohl / Kalve / Höh, which meets regularly to discuss problems and events in the three districts.

Worth seeing

The Church of the Resurrection is a high quality example of religious architecture from the 1950s. From the former exhibition area of ​​the "IKA" (International Plastic House Exhibition Lüdenscheid 1971–1975) on the Höh there is an excellent panoramic view of the Lüdenscheid urban area, from the southern mountain side to Homert and the main ridge of the Ebbe Mountains . On the summit of the Höh, the extensive forest areas begin the outdoor area of the south of Lüdenscheid, accessible by numerous hiking trails . Through the so-called Räther Siepen 's Castle Neuenhof reached in almost thirty minutes.

Transport links

Rail transport

The closest train stations are Lüdenscheid and Bruges (Westphalia) . Both can be easily reached by car or bus in a few minutes.

Bus transport

The district is connected to local public transport by bus routes 42, 51, 52, 54, 252 (hiking bus route on Sundays), 254 (school bus route) and N7 (night bus route) operated by Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) . The “Bräucken” bus stop, which is a junction for numerous inner-city and regional bus routes operated by the Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), is also located at the main traffic intersection to the northeast .

Other important bus stops in the district are: “An der Mehr”, “Schlachthausstraße”, “Höh (Abzw. Klinikum)”, “Gneisenaustraße”, “Höher Weg” and “Bonhoeffer Center”.

Road traffic

The connection to the federal motorway network is via the nearby exits No. 14 Lüdenscheid and No. 15 Lüdenscheid-Süd of the A 45. This leads north to Hagen and Dortmund and south to Siegen , Wetzlar , Gießen and Frankfurt am Main . Another junction is exit no. 13 Lüdenscheid-Nord of the A 45. The B 229 is also directly below the Höh and can be easily reached within a few minutes by car.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chapter 02 Population Statistical Yearbook of the City of Lüdenscheid The information in the infobox relates to statistical district 10 (Bierbaum / Höh / Hellersen)
2. ↑ cf. Wilhelm Sauerländer (1951): “Timeline of the history of Lüdenscheid”, in: “Book of the mountain town of Lüdenscheid”, p. 70 ff.
3. ↑ Willy Zuncke (1951): "History panel from 1800 to 1950", in: Cultural Office Lüdenscheid / Edit .: "Book of the mountain town Lüdenscheid", p 86
4. ↑ Statements not otherwise proven according to Topographic map from 1921, earlier statements from my grandfather who lived at the Höh and my own observations
5. ↑ Article from the Lüdenscheider Nachrichten of February 2, 2013: "Fields give way to roads"
6. ↑ Article from the Lüdenscheider Nachrichten of August 5th, 2011: "Broken dreams of living in plastics"
7. ↑ Homepage of the school at the Höh.
8. ↑ List of schools in the Märkisches Kreis in the city of Lüdenscheid
9. ↑ Homepage of the specialist seminar for geriatric care of the Ev. Pertheswerkes eV
10. ^ List of schools in the city of Lüdenscheid
11. ↑ Article from the Lüdenscheider Nachrichten of May 9, 2012: "Perthes-Werk is building two old people's homes"
12. ↑ Article from the homepage of the city of Lüdenscheid about a meeting of the district group Wefelshohl / Kalve / Höh ( memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.