Illingen (Welver)

Illingen Welver parish Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 3 ″  N , 7 ° 55 ′ 29 ″  E
Residents :	361  (2011)
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	59514
Area code :	02384

Illingen is a district of the municipality of Welver in the district of Soest ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) and is located on the north-western border of the district of Soest.

The village was mentioned in a document in 1289. The term Kamp is often used in the field names , e.g. B: Dornkamp Kreuzkamp. Kamp means pasture, many grazing animals were probably kept here in the past. House Illingen , which is now privately owned , used to be a moated castle . The place is characterized by agriculture, but the village image changed fundamentally after the destruction in World War II . The majority of the residents are Catholic. Illingen was merged with other villages on July 1, 1969 to form the new municipality of Welver.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 93 .

Web links

• The location on the Welver Municipality website