Mellrich

Mellrich Municipality of Anröchte Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 30 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 31 ″ E
Height :	224 m above sea level NN
Area :	7.49 km²
Residents :	713 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	95 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	59609
Area code :	02947
	Aerial photograph (2014)

Mellrich is part of the municipality of Anröchte in the Soest district .

geography

The place is about three kilometers southwest of Anröchte on federal highway 55 . The K 64 and the K 23 run through the village. The Sunderbach rises in Mellrich. Neighboring places are Altenmellrich , Robringhausen, Anröchte, Uelde and Waltringhausen .

history

The first written mention of Mellrich comes from the year 1177. Before January 1, 1975, Mellrich was an independent municipality in the office of Anröchte in the Lippstadt district .

With the entry into force of the Münster / Hamm Act , the municipalities of the Anröchte office were merged to form the new municipality of Anröchte and the Lippstadt district with the previous district of Soest to form the new district of Soest .

coat of arms

Blazon : In gold over two red bars, two crossed red hunting horns with the mouthpiece pointing downwards.

Description: The bars come from the coat of arms of the von Fürstenberg family, the crossed hunting horns from the coat of arms of the von Mellrich family.

Population development

Parish Church of St. Alexander

Mellrich population statistics 1939–2016:

year	Residents
1939	525
1970	669
1990	727
2002	757
2016	713

Buildings

Eggeringhausen Castle

The listed buildings in the district of Mellrich include Eggeringhausen Castle , the parish church of St. Alexander , the former vicariate and ten wayside shrines and a cross.

Personalities

Franz Drepper (1787–1855) was Bishop of Paderborn

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ List of the population in the localities of the municipality of Anröchte as of December 31, 2016. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: anroechte.de. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017 ; accessed on November 12, 2017 . 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. @1@ 2
^ 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. 334 .
↑ Anroechte.de: Mellrich in the competition Our village has future, p. 2 (PDF) accessed on November 12, 2017

[1] List of the population in the localities of the municipality of Anröchte as of December 31, 2016. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: anroechte.de. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017 ; accessed on November 12, 2017 . 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. @1@ 2

[2] 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. 334 .

[3] Anroechte.de: Mellrich in the competition Our village has future, p. 2 (PDF) accessed on November 12, 2017