Leuscherath

Leuscherath Much parish Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 4 "  N , 7 ° 27 ′ 52"  E
Height :	265 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	33  (2012)
Postal code :	53804
Area code :	02245
Location of Leuscherath in Much

Leuscherath is a part of the municipality Much in the Rhein-Sieg district .

location

Leuscherath lies on the slopes of the Bergisches Land . Neighboring towns are Niederbech in the east and Oberbonrath in the west.

history

Leuscherath was first mentioned in a document in 1378.

Castle

The first owner at that time was Johann von Gevertzhagen . A farm in Niederbonrath and a mill belonged to the small castle, which no longer exists today .

1652 the castle was as noble manor in the Ritter list of the Duchy of Berg except consisted thus entitled to a seat in Parliament.

1650 was Adolf von Katterbach , bailiff von Porz owner, then son-in-law Matthias von Nagel and his descendants (1651-1802). This was followed by bourgeois owners.

Village

In 1901 the hamlet of Leuscherath had 24 inhabitants. The households Peter Alefelder, Anna Bergbach, Anna Catharina Bergbach, Heinrich Josef Heimann, widow Heinrich Hess, Heinrich Josef Hess and Peter Josef Hess and widow Peter Josef Schmitz were recorded. Everyone in the village was a farmer at the time .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Müller's Large German Local Book 2012: Complete local dictionary. 33. revised and exp. Ed., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027420-2 , online at Google Books , p. 821
2. ↑ Village page ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2016 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. 
3. ↑ Reinhard Zado: Castles, palaces, aristocratic residences in the landscape on the Rhine, Agger and Sieg. Edition Blattwelt, Niederhofen 2011, ISBN 978-3-936256-47-5 , p. 146.
4. ^ Resident directory Siegkreis 1901