Kirberg (Wuppertal)
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Kirberg
City of Wuppertal
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 34 " N , 7 ° 5 ′ 56" E
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| Height : | 175 m above sea level NHN | |
Location of Kirberg in Wuppertal |
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Kirberg is a location in the Bergisch city of Wuppertal and goes back to an old place name and field name. Kirberg is also known as a family name, in the 17th century four bearers of the name were mayors of Elberfeld .
Location and description
Kirberg lies at an altitude of 175 m above sea level. NHN halfway up an elevation north of the Sonnborn town center and in today's residential area of Sonnborn in the Elberfeld-West district . Neighboring locations are Giebel , Untere Varresbeck , Stockmannsmühle , Kaisersbusch , Oben vorm Steeg , Am Kothen , Sonnborn, Möbeck and Am Thurn . At Kirberg an old path ( Altstraße Neuss – Herdecke ) leads from the center of Sonnborn in a northerly direction to Schliepershäuschen , today the street Kirchhofstraße only leads to the Deutsches Ring .
To the north of the village, at the highest point of the elevation, is the castle stables of the Wallburg in Sonnborn .
Etymology and history
Kirberg is likely to be equated with Kirchberg and was first mentioned in 1265. The church, today's main church Sonnborn around 500 meters away , had a previous building in the 9th century. Kirberg appears as 'Kirberich' in 1614. In 1677 Kirberg is still a closed property of 18 hectares .
Around 1830 Kirberg was divided into two estates of 11½ and 11 hectares. In the address books 1896/97 the place is noted as Kirberg.
Kirberg was located in the municipality of Sonnborn , which was split off from the mayor's office in Haan in 1867 and which was renamed the municipality of Vohwinkel in 1888 when territory was ceded to the city of Elberfeld . With the founding of Wuppertal in 1929, Kirberg was accepted into the city area as part of Vohwinkel.
Today's street
The street Kirbergweg , west of Kirchofstraße , was named after this location on December 14, 1920 . Originally, a new street in the Bayer settlement on the Deutsches Ring was to be named Kirberg . The decision was made by the city council on March 24, 1954, but the road was never implemented.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names. Their origin and meaning. Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8
- ↑ a b Wilfried Heimes : The beginnings of the district Sonnborn in the Bergisches Land and their development. Cologne 1961 (Cologne, University, PhD thesis of December 14, 1961).