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Lederke is a deserted place west of Brilon in the Middle Ages .

Johanneshäuschen
John in the chapel

The place is also mentioned in documents as Ledrike or Ladricum . The village was between Brilon and Altenbüren . The only remaining building is the Johanneshäuschen, a small chapel. The east wall is provided with a barred arched opening. The half-timbered gable was slated. This probably stands on the site of a medieval church. Skeletons were discovered during excavations in the vicinity, indicating a cemetery.

Ledererke consisted of a main courtyard with four associated buildings. Among these was the so-called Lütken Hof , which is documented around 1300. There were also two mills here. One of these was awarded on March 11, 1324 by dean Degenhard zu Meschede as an Emphyteuse to Gottfried Gerbracht, who was then called von der Mühlen. The rent was 18 shillings. Likewise, three fiefdoms of the Arnsberg counts belonged to the place.

Gottfried von Lederke and Joh. Von Lederke were named as Brilon councilors in 1277 and 1294. There was also a knight Swicker von Brilon, who was mentioned in connection with a fiefdom of Aldenfils Castle.

Like many other places, the place fell victim to the great desolation process in the late Middle Ages . It must have been a creeping, slow process. This began around 1300 . There are different theories about the reasons for leaving the place. The attraction of the town of Brilon or the town of Altenbüren was mentioned, for example. A procession from Brilon to the Johanneshäuschen is mentioned for 1656, this took place annually until 1900 as a rifle procession .

One of the four city gates in Brilon (Lederker Tor or upper gate) was named after the place, the arterial road led via Lederke to Altenbüren.

literature

  • Gerhard Brökel: Past times. Edited by the Semper Idem History Society, p. 24

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef Rüther, home history of the district of Brilon, 1957, Regensbergverlag Münster, page 329
  2. ↑ Johann Suibert Seibertz, W. Tobien: State and legal history of the Duchy of Westphalia. Bd. Certificates. 2nd vol.
  3. ^ Paul Wigand: Archive for history and antiquity of Westphalia. Volume 7

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 19.5 ″  N , 8 ° 32 ′ 4.2 ″  E