Mecklinghausen (Attendorn)

Mecklinghausen City of Attendorn Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 19 ″  N , 7 ° 57 ′ 27 ″  E
Height :	305 m above sea level NN
Residents :	199  (Jun. 30, 2017)
Postal code :	57439
Area code :	02722
Location of Mecklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia
Chapel of St. Anthony Hermit

Mecklinghausen is a district of the city of Attendorn in the Olpe district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

Mecklinghausen is east of the Biggesee reservoir and west of the federal road 55 at the foot of the Jäckelchen castle . In mid-2017, Mecklinghausen had 199 inhabitants. The district is part of the parish of Helden with Niederhelden , Repe and Rieflinghausen . The local shooting club is called Ficktünnes Schützenverein . He bears the name of Antonius of Padua ( Tünnes ), the patron saint of Mecklinghausen - and the swineherd (Fickel = piglet).

history

The place was first mentioned in 1317.

According to a more recent study of the place names of the Olpe district, the name component "inghusen" (New High German: -hausen) is conceivable in various personal name tribes, including (as in the place Merklinghausen (Attendorn) ) also "Marka" (Old Saxon: border, border mark, Area). As a possible interpretation of the place name is suggested: "at the houses of the people of Mackilo / Macculo or Meckilo".

About 1.5 km northeast of the center of the village was the Hof zu Berbecke or Bermicke, first mentioned in 1402, in a small side valley of the Repe . The place was probably given up before 1500 and became a desert .

Historical data and documents of Mecklinghausen are preserved in the archive of Baron von Plettenberg - Bamenohl . In file 105, for example, there is a list of ownership of the “Brusen Hof” dated July 4, 1541.

In the second half of the 16th century a widow from Mecklinghausen got into economic hardship and got into debt. As the debt load increases due to the circumstances of the war, she uses land as pledge, as the judge Franz von der Hardt from Bilstein documents.

In 1599 Kaspar von Fürstenberg took an interest in the Pultenhof in Mecklinghausen and had the ownership determined. The farm belonged to Johann von Heggen the elder, who sold it to the mayor of Attendorn, Cornelius Zeppenfeld. The farm finally passed to Wilhelm Hypoliten for 1,400 thalers.

1718 Kirchhoffs Gut receives a new tenant with Johann Kirchhoff. Until then he had been a carter.

The appraisal register (used to collect taxes) from 1543 provides early clues about the size of Mecklinghausen. According to this, there were 15 appraisers in "Meckelinckhaußen", the number of which is presumably to be equated with existing houses or families.

The St. Antonius Hermit Chapel is a gem of the place . A chapel in Mecklinghausen is mentioned in a document as early as 1589. Accordingly, Hennecken Joist zu Repe and his wife Dorothea confirm in a document dated February 22, 1589 that they owe the chapel in Mecklinghausen 22 thalers. The current appearance of the chapel is based on a renovation and extension from 1958; in 1972 the altar and choir were redesigned.

Due to the proximity to the Biggesee and other sights such as For example, to Atta Cave , Schnellenberg Castle and the Elspe Festival , Mecklinghausen has a variety of leisure activities. The gastronomy is characterized by a large hotel restaurant; there are also rental offers for holiday homes. The proximity to the city of Attendorn offers additional employment opportunities for the residents due to the existing industry.

Population development

year	Residents
1536	100 *
1543	90-100 *
1565	90-100 *
1783	95
1817	122
1839	128
2015	187

*) Values ​​estimated based on house numbers

See also

• List of architectural monuments in Attendorn

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Attendorn (PDF; 125 kB), accessed on November 5, 2017.
2. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Jessica Sondermann: "Ficktünnes": The slightly different shooting club In: Sauerlandkurier 1999 (PDF file; 749 kB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Otto Höffer: Das Repetal. On the history of the parishes of Helden and Dünschede with contributions by Rainer Ahrweiler, Günther Becker and others. Series of publications by the city of Attendorn. Volume 3. Attendorn 2008.
4. ↑ cf. in detail Michael Flöer: The place names of the district of Olpe. Westfälisches Ortsnamesbuch (WOB), Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, Bielefeld 2014, pp. 171 and 172
5. ↑ Brusen Hof
6. ↑ AFH 776 , archive of the Baron von Fürstenberg - Herdringen
7. ^ Archive of the Baron von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, document 23407/42
8. ^ Archives of Baron von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, AFH 776
9. ↑ 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 41 
10. ^ Ralf Breer and Otto Höffer: Churches and chapels in Attendorn, Lennestadt and Kirchundem . Edited by Sparkasse Attendorn-Lennestadt-Kirchhundem, Attendorn 1999, p. 46,47