Helzen

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Helzen
City of Waldbröl
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 49 ″  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 280 m above sea level NN
Residents : 56  (December 2, 2004)
Postal code : 51545
Area code : 02292
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Location of Helzen in Waldbröl

Helzen is a village in the town 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.

history

First mention

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1506 , namely "Henne van Hellsheyn is one of the sworn servants of Homburg who acted as witnesses in an exchange between Berg and Sayn ."

The spelling of the first mention was Hellsheyn .

leisure

Association

  • Helzen-Vierbuchen cemetery association

Hiking and biking trails

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

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 .