Ley (Morsbach)

Ley municipality Morsbach Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 14 " N , 7 ° 40 ′ 44" E
Height :	223 m above sea level NN
Residents :	8 (Dec 31, 2007)
Postal code :	51597
Area code :	02294

Ley is a district of Morsbach in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

In a rural, wooded area, Ley is located at the southernmost tip of the Oberbergisches Kreis. The cities of Gummersbach (38 km), Siegen (35 km) and Cologne (75 km) can be reached in a few minutes by car.

Neighboring districts are Zinshardt in the north, Seifen in the east, Dellingen in the south, and Kohlberg in the west.

history

In 1773 the place was mentioned for the first time in a document. The spelling of the first mention was Ley .

swell

^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .

[1] Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .