Hickengrund

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The Hickengrund is a region in the southern Siegerland and, along with the Obere Free Grund , is part of the municipality of Burbach . It includes the places Holzhausen , Niederdresselnorf , Oberdresselnorf and Lützeln and thus about 6000 inhabitants. It is precisely the current districts of Burbach, which lie in the catchment area of ​​the Haigerbach and are thus drained via the Dill to the Lahn . They are therefore not located in the natural Siegerland , but in the Dill Valley

Naming

According to legend, the name Hickengrund is derived from "Heckengrund". It is assumed that hedges existed as defensive structures around the Hickengrund in the past centuries.

history

  • Around 600–500 BC The first pre-Germanic settlers came to Hickengrund from the Lahn-Dill area . These established settlements in the area of ​​the Hirzgabel and the Leimstruth.
  • Approx. 200 BC Germanic tribes invaded the area of ​​the Hickengrund. These mixed with the pre-Germanic people and took over their way of life.
  • In the period from 200–600 AD, the Hickengrund was only sparsely populated. A settlement probably existed in the area of ​​today's Lützeln.
  • The so-called free farmers settled the Wetterbach valley and "Dreissildorf", today's Niederdresselnorf, according to plan, around 650–850 AD.
  • Christianization of the area by missionaries of the Archdiocese of Mainz in the period 700–800 AD.
  • Construction of a chapel in Niederdresselnorf between 1100 and 1200.
  • Niederdresselnorf is mentioned in a document in 1150.
  • First documentary mention of Lützeln on November 11, 1326.
  • Holzhausen is first mentioned in 1349.
  • According to documents from 1357, the villages "Dreissildorf and Lützeln" are pledged by the Nassau countess.
  • On March 31, 1607, the Hickengrund, which had previously belonged to Haiger-Dillenburg, was laid by Georg von Nassau-Beilstein to the Burbach district bailiff and the parish of Holzhausen, which had previously belonged to the parish of Haiger, to Niederdresselnorf.
  • On October 17, 1816, the Hickengrund was taken over by Prussia and until the end of the year belonged to the district of Siegen in the administrative district of Koblenz.
  • The family relationships in the Hickengrund have been extensively researched. See local family book Hickengrund.

Hickensage by Wackebold the giant

The legend about the Hickengrund: The evil giant Wackebold lived on the hill. In particular, he terrorized the underlying villages of the Hickengrund by constantly throwing lumps of basalt. Many of these stones are still in the Wetterbach today. But then Wackebold made a mistake: One of his projectiles killed one of Hans Hick's sons. He and his other sons swore revenge. When one night the giant's snoring could be heard in the valley, the "hicks" crept up. They threw chunks of basalt into Wackebold's throat, which he choked on. Then they piled stones on top of it until it could no longer be seen: the big stone.

Attractions

  • Church of Niederdresselnorf from the 18th century
  • The big and the small stone at Lützeln
  • The Lützelner Backes (oldest in Westphalia)

literature

  • Fritz Fromme: History of the free reason and the Hickengrund . Neunkirchen 1969.