Hohenwepel
Hohenwepel is a district of Warburg in the Höxter district , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) and is located 6 km north of the city center.
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Hohenwepel
City of Warburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 56 ″ N , 9 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ E
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| Height : | 241 m |
| Area : | 7.2 km² |
| Residents : | 690 |
| Population density : | 96 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 34414 |
| Area code : | 05641 |
 Location of Hohenwepel in Warburg
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history
Prehistory and early history
Stone Age finds from the 6th millennium BC BC were found in Hohenwepel in 1983, other finds (Wartberg culture, construction of the large stone grave) show that farmers of the ceramic band culture in Hohenwepel around 5000 BC. BC settled. In 2011 a burial site from the linear ceramic time was found in Hohenwepel. The archaeological excavations of this site began in 2012. There are the following historical names for the current place name Hohenwepel: Welpede, Wepel.
Local history
The place was first mentioned in writing as Weplitki in 1016 in a deed of donation between Count Dodiko and Bishop Meinwerk. At that time the place had five courtyards: a Meierhof, an Kaiserhof, a Schünenhof and a Pagelunenhof (plums) and a Krumelhof. There was no local squire. The bishop administered the parish, to which Hohenwepel, Menne and Engar belonged. The Margarethenkirche was first mentioned in 1418. The place was depopulated several times in history by the plague and dysentery. During the Thirty Years War the place was plundered and sacked by the troops of Christian von Braunschweig. Almost half of the place was destroyed by fire in 1830. There was another major fire in 1912. The town's landmarks are the three towers: the church's twin towers and the 38 m high water tower, which was built in 1913 to secure the water supply for the town and neighboring towns. Hohenwepel has been part of Warburg since January 1st, 1975.
Population development
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1809 | 248 | |
| 1852 | 133 | |
| 1925 | 574 | |
| 1933 | 600 | |
| 1939 | 575 | |
| 1961 | 669 | |
| 1970 | 658 | |
| 1973 | 621 | |
| 1974 | 632 | |
| 1999 | 670 | |
| 2007 | 690 |
literature
- Bergmann, Franz-Josef (1986): Hohenwepel . In: Mürmann, Franz (ed.): The city of Warburg 1036–1986. Contributions to the history of a city. Volume 2. Warburg: Hermes, pp. 460-462. ISBN 3-922032-07-9 .
Web links
- Website of the place
- Hohenwepel in the Westphalia Culture Atlas
References and comments
- ↑ http://www.nw-news.de/lokale_news/warburg/warburg/7014606_7.000_Jahre_alte_Welt_entsehen.html?em_index_page=3
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 328 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Warburg district. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006). Further information on the local website.
- ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 107 .
