Maumke

Maumke City of Lennestadt Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 16 ″  N , 8 ° 3 ′ 6 ″  E
Height :	310 m
Residents :	2162  (Jun 30, 2020)
Postal code :	57368
Area code :	02721
Location of Maumke in Lennestadt
Main street with St. Agatha

Maumke is a district of the city of Lennestadt in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Location and traffic

Maumke lies between the towns of Meggen in the east, Germaniahütte in the west and Bonzelerhammer in the south. The federal highway 236 and the Ruhr-Sieg route run through the town . The next train stop is in the neighboring town of Meggen or in Grevenbrück . Maumke is connected to Altenhundem and Grevenbrück / Finnentrop by bus.

history

A permanent settlement of the valley basin around Maumke can be assumed from the 9th century. The number of farms managed as fiefs reached 11, which has not been exceeded for centuries. The settlement was called Motenbeke, from which the place name Maumke later developed. The rule was held by the "Lords of Motenbeke", who presumably came from the clan of the Bailiffs von Hundem. For the period around 1300 there are 11 farmsteads, which were operated partly as full-time and partly as secondary acquisitions (Kotten). Some of the names of the farms are still common today in Maumke and the surrounding area (including Hufnal (Hufnagel), Duwenhögger, Struik (Struck), Heidschötter). In 1395 the bailiffs von Elspe came to property in Maumke and displaced the descendants of the bailiffs von Hundem, the old family of the lords von Motenbeke perished. In an appraisal register (used to collect taxes) from 1543, Momicken (Maumke) named 11 persons liable for the treasury, which roughly corresponds to the number of farms around 1300. Assuming that there are around 6 family members per farm or per treasurer, between 1300 and 1550 around 65 to 75 people were likely to have lived in Maumke.

At times, iron processing and metallurgy were able to establish themselves in Maumke. It began around 1750 with the “Maumker Hammer” and ended with the closure of the “Christinenhütte” rolling mill in 1929. Due to the immediate vicinity of the mountain village of Meggen, Maumke benefited from the mining that began there, which was accompanied by the opening of the Ruhr-Sieg railway line. Line in 1861. However, mining came to a standstill in 1992. A stabilizing effect was that in other districts of Lennestadt a number of medium-sized companies in the fields of electrical engineering, iron and metal working and processing had emerged, which offered new employment opportunities.

At the end of June 2020, Maumke had 2,162 inhabitants. The proportion of foreigners of 15.2% is comparatively high (urban area 9.4%), which is based on the immigration of guest workers during the mining period in neighboring Meggen. At 20.6% (urban area 20.0%), the proportion of young people up to 18 years of age is also above average. There is a Catholic kindergarten in the village, the only school is the Franziskus-Schule (formerly Osterfeld-Grundschule), as part of the Franziskus-Schule in Meggen.

The Soviet Cemetery of Honor (also popularly known as the "Russian Cemetery") is located near the village. It was probably created in the Sachtleben mine in 1944 after the accident, because only Catholic deceased were allowed to be buried in the cemeteries in Meggen and Maumke. The memorial stone was erected on July 20, 1945 on the instructions of the Soviet military mission. He reminds of the dead and unsuccessful Russian slave laborers; a total of 98 graves are known. The illustrated documentation on the entry of the cemetery of honor in the list of monuments of the city of Lennestadt contains more details

church

St. Agatha Church

Today's Agatha Church is the successor to the Lucia Chapel, which was located in the same place. This is mentioned for the first time in 1631 and the Lucia Altar was consecrated in July 1647. Due to the need for massive renovation, the chapel was demolished in 1885 and the foundation stone for the new Agatha Church was laid on March 19, 1885. The new church was consecrated in May 1886.

In 1923 the church was expanded to include a transept. In the late autumn of 1939 a new church tower was built to accommodate three bells. However, the bells had to be handed in for war purposes. It was not until 1949 that new bells could be purchased and consecrated.

In 1977 and 1978 the church was extensively renovated. The service has been moved to the Schützenhalle for half a year. In September 1978 the renovated church was again available to the community. Auxiliary Bishop Paul-Josef Cordes blessed the new altar during a solemn service.

Panoramic view of the mining village of Maumke

View from Kreuzberg (district Bonzel)

Web links

• Soviet Maumke Cemetery of Honor

Commons : Maumke  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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• Reuter, Gustav, Maumke - a village and its history - 850 to 1985 . Lennestadt-Maumke 1988.
• Ralf Breer and Otto Höffer: Churches and chapels in Attendorn, Lennestadt and Kirchhundem . Edited by Sparkasse Attendorn-Lennestadt-Kirchhundem, Attendorn 1999, article p. 102 ff.

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 3, 2011 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. Page 43/44 
2. ^ Information from the city of Lennestadt