Hochwald (Waldbröl)

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High forest
City of Waldbröl
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 2 "  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 49"  E
Height : 310 m above sea level NN
Residents : 35  (December 2, 2004)
Postal code : 51545
Area code : 02291
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Location of Hochwald in Waldbröl

Hochwald is a village in the town of Waldbröl in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

The place is about 4.8 km southeast of the city center.

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1555 , namely "Johan vom Hoewalt."

The spelling of the first mention was Hoewalt

leisure

Association

  • SSV Hochwald

Hiking and biking trails

The A3 hiking trail leads through the high forest, coming from Vierbuchermühle .

Bus and train connections

Public bus

Stop: Hochwald

  • 343 Waldbröl, Windeck-Rosbach / Schladern ( OVAG )

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 .