Mellen

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Mellen
City of Balve
Mellen coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 44 ″  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 9 ″  E
Residents : 587  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 58802
Area code : 02375
Village pond in Mellen
Village pond in Mellen

The place Mellen has been part of the city of Balve in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1975 . On December 31, 2019, it had 587 inhabitants.

history

Catholic St. Barbara Church

The first written mention of Mellen in 1233 was by the name "Theodericus de Mellene". The establishment of the farming settlement dates back 800 years ago.

For several years now, Mellen has been a parish vicarie for the Catholic parish of St. Blasius Balve. This parish vicarie has recently merged with the parish of Oberes Hönnetal under the name Balver Land and Oberes Hönnetal .

On January 1, 1975 Mellen was incorporated into the town of Balve.

societies

The club with the largest number of members is the Rot-Weiß Mellen sports club . There is also the St. Hubertus Mellen Rifle Society, the MGV Eintracht men's choir and the mixed choir Melodie Mellen.

The Catholic Women's Community in Germany (KFD) has its own theater group.

Martinsmarkt

The Martinsmarkt is very popular. Christmas decorations and woodwork can be admired on the stalls and cleared stables. Meller associations and groups take care of the physical well-being of the guests.

tourism

In 1991 Mellen was awarded gold in the competition Our village should become more beautiful, and in 2006 it was awarded silver. A village museum was founded by a private initiative. To the south of the village is the Bollenberg nature reserve .

Web links

Commons : Mellen  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Balve: population figures and districts , accessed on January 18, 2020
  2. ↑ Seib. I No. 203
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 331 .