Hardt (Engelskirchen)

Hardt Municipality Engelskirchen Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 59 ″  N , 7 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	180 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	1311  (Dec. 31, 2007)
Postal code :	51766
Area code :	02263
Location of Hardt in Engelskirchen

Hardt is a district of the municipality Engelskirchen in the Oberbergisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany .

Location and description

The place is about one kilometer east of Engelskirchen south of the Agger and the federal road 55 .

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1483, in a statement from the Fronhof Lindlar .

Spelling of the first mention: Hart

Classification as a district

Engelskirchen-Hardt is a quiet and popular residential area. Many artists, teachers and industrialists have settled here.

Culture and sights

Association

• Hardt Civic Association
• Hardt men's choir

Churches and mosques

The district houses a Christian and an Islamic church. The Catholic Church is called the Holy Family and has a two-part bell. It was built according to plans by the Cologne architect Gerhard Derda, the foundation stone was laid in 1965 and the consecration in 1968. The high quality concrete glass windows were designed by Maximilian Bartosz, Constance. In August 2007 the Turkish-Islamic Cultural Association opened a new mosque on the B55.

Bus and train connections

Public bus

Stop: Engelskirchen-Hardt , Engelskirchen-Gymnasium

• 310 Overath - Engelskirchen (OVAG)

schools

• Aggertal-Gymnasium Engelskirchen

Until a few years ago, the district had a primary school, opposite the Catholic Church of the Holy Family .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .