Lichtor
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Lichtor
City of Bergisch Gladbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 56 ″ N , 7 ° 6 ′ 50 ″ E
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Location of Lichtor in Bergisch Gladbach |
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 Houses at the Lichtor
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Lichtor is a district in the Alt Refrath district of Bergisch Gladbach .
history
The name Lichtor picks up on the old name Am Leichenthor , which is recorded in the original cadastre west of the center of Refrath in the area of today's street Am Lichtor . The Lichthor / Leichenthor formed a passage in the village fence of the original Refrath settlement, the buildings of which were located around the old Refrath church . The name Lichtor referred to the Lichweg that led to the church. This Lichweg or Leichenweg was a historical route that was mostly reserved for the transport of corpses. In general, every honors had such a path.
Individual evidence
- ^ Andree Schulte, Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive, volume 3, and by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, p. 228 f., ISBN 3-9804448-0-5
literature
- Gerd Müller: Refrath, history of the districts of Bensberg-Refrath and -Frankenforst , published by Peter Bürling in collaboration with the city of Bensberg, 1974
Web links
- Refrath's missing story accessed on July 15, 2015