Herchener height

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The modern catholic church St. Martin in Altenherfen
Sculpture of St Martin in front of the branch church
SV height 1921
Windeck-Neuenhof

The Herchener Höhe is a collection of small villages in the municipality of Windeck . The height is north of Herchen between Ottersbach and Kaltbachtal in Nutscheid . It is crossed by the state road 312 . The German Unity hiking trail leads over the Herchener Höhe.

The localities include

Altenherfen is the cultural center of the Herchener Höhe with its St. Martin branch church, which was inaugurated in 1972, and the sports field of the football club Höhe 1921 eV .

The secluded, former service buildings forester's house and village school Höhe now serve as residential buildings.

Population numbers

1810

District Catholics Lutheran Residents
Altenherfen 38 no 38
Gutmannseichen 55 no 55
Lüttershausen 58 6th 64
Niederrieferath 34 34 68
Oberrieferath 39 19th 58
Ring spots 34 no 34

1885

District Houses Residents
Altenherfen 13 51
Gutmannseichen 21st 91
Lüttershausen 20th 106
Neuenhof 6th 22nd
Niederrieferath 14th 55
Oberrieferath 18th 60
Ring spots 10 27

Current population figures

  • Altenherfen - 25
  • Gutmannseichen - 89
  • Lüttershausen - 80
  • Neuenhof - 47
  • Rieferath - 152
  • Ring sites - 32

(As of December 31, 2011)

history

On October 19, 1795, the peasants of the Herchener Höhe attacked a group of advancing French revolutionary soldiers. Here Johann Peter Stockhausen from Gutmannseichen, Franz Sieberz from Altenherfen, Johann Peter Lenz from Niederrieferath and Johannes Engelbert Sainsch from Lüttershausen perished.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia from 1885
  2. ↑ Population figures

Coordinates: 50 ° 49 '  N , 7 ° 29'  E