Helten

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Helten
City of Waldbröl
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 33 ″  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 245-300 m above sea level NN
Residents : 109  (December 2, 2004)
Postal code : 51545
Area code : 02291
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Location of Helten in Waldbröl

Helten is a village in the urban area of ​​the city of Waldbröl in the Oberbergischer Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia Germany within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

The village is located at the southernmost tip of the town of Waldbröl and the Oberbergischer Kreis, approx. 6.1 km south of the city center.

history

First mention

In 1571 the place was mentioned for the first time in a document: "In the feed oat lists two desolate houses are mentioned for Niederkräwinckell (in 1580 one of the three Krawinckel places first appears with the addition on the Heidten)."

Spelling of the first mention: Niederkräwinckell

leisure

Association

  • Mixed choir Helten
  • YMCA Helten

Hiking and biking trails

The A4 hiking trail leads through Helten, coming from Vierbuchermühle .

Bus and train connections

Public bus

Stop: Helten

swell

  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 .