Holthausen (Plettenberg)

Holthausen City of Plettenberg Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 11 ″ N , 7 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	250-310 m above sea level NN
Residents :	3985 (Oct 31, 2007)
Postal code :	58840
Area code :	02391
Location of Holthausen in North Rhine-Westphalia
	The village street in Holthausen

Holthausen is a district of the town of Plettenberg in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Holthausen is located in the Elsetal , west of the core town of Plettenberg, in the Märkisches Sauerland .

Neighboring places

history

Holthausen was first mentioned in a document in 1338 in connection with a feudal contract of Count Gottfried IV.

From the year 1368 the place is subject to the Oedingen monastery . The church is first mentioned in a document in 1446. In 1486 the place consisted of 12 farms. In 1744 there are 14 families.

A short mining activity began in 1866 with the opening of the Franziska mine .

The Holthausen Voluntary Fire Brigade was founded in 1906.

Personalities

Peter Klassen (1935–2008), German sculptor

Web links

Commons : Holthausen - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the city of Plettenberg
Holthausen (Plettenberg) in the Westphalia Culture Atlas