Müllenbach (Marienheide)

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Müllenbach
Municipality Marienheide
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 4 "  N , 7 ° 34 ′ 43"  E
Height : 406 m
Residents : 1298  (Nov. 24, 2005)
Postal code : 51709
Area code : 02264
Müllenbach (Marienheide)
Müllenbach

Location of Müllenbach in Marienheide
Fortified church
Fortified church from a bird's eye view
Christmas tree
Community elementary school

Müllenbach is a district of the Marienheide community in the Oberbergisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . Müllenbach is the largest suburb in the community and is about five kilometers east of the community center.

history

Müllenbach has a long history. Excavations show that there was already a settlement southwest of the later town center in the 9th century . The place was first mentioned in 1174 under the name “Mulenbeke”, when there was talk of a tithing - that is, an interest payment - to the “Vogt Engelbert von Berg”. For over 300 years the knights and junkers of Möllenbick lived in the “Müllenbacher Burghaus”. The name “Mühlenbach” appears in 1841. The current spelling “Müllenbach” can be found on a map of the Gimborn-Neustadt rulership . Even today, old field names, such as the “Moellenbicker Weg”, point to the great history of the place.

The counties used to be divided into " peasant communities " and "parishes". The parish of Müllenbach included the farmers Obermüllenbach, Niedermüllenbach and the manor Gervershagen . From around 1100 Müllenbach was the parish capital. The old constitutions were dissolved at the beginning of the 19th century by Napoleon , who established new administrative units in 1808. The new name was "Mairie Marienheide", and the community leader at the time was called "Maire". From then on there was a local connection to Marienheide.

In the 19th century Müllenbach was best known for its quarries .

Attractions

  • Fortified Church ( Bunte Kerke )
  • Local history museum House of Stories
  • At 18 meters, the largest Christmas tree in the Oberbergischer Kreis lights up in the center of the village between the 1st of Advent and New Year's Eve, commonly known as the "Lunapark". The local community, under the leadership of the non-profit association, decorates the approximately 100-year-old cypress with 300 light bulbs.

Church institutions

  • Ev. Müllenbach parish

school

  • Community elementary school Müllenbach

leisure

Hiking and biking trails

The following circular hiking trails lead through Müllenbach.

Circular / hiking trail Waymarks Distance Path length
Circular hiking trail A3 Müllenbach - Obernhagen - northwest Gummersbach- Unnenberg - Unnenberg observation tower - Hardt Forest - Müllenbach 11.5 km
Circular hiking trail A4 Müllenbach - Dahl - Müllenbach 2.1 km

Local public transport

There are four “Müllenbach” bus stops in the village , where line 336 runs to Gummersbach or via Wipperfürth to Remscheid - Lennep and line 320 to Meinerzhagen .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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