Merzfeld

Merzfeld City of Bergisch Gladbach Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 42 "  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 58"  E
Location of Merzfeld in Bergisch Gladbach

Merzfeld is a district in the Katterbach district in Bergisch Gladbach .

history

The name of the settlement Merzfeld comes from the name of the heap of the same name , which is recorded in the original cadastre in the area of ​​today's Straße Im Merzfeld .

etymology

The meaning of the determinant Merz cannot be clearly clarified. It can be the personal name Mertes , which is also used in dialect for the first name Martin . Other derivations result from the job title Merzler (= shopkeeper, trader) and from the Celtic marcos (= border).

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Andree Schulte, Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive, volume 3, and by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, p. 44, ISBN 3-9804448-0-5

literature

• Anton Jux: The Bergisch Botenamt, the history of Bergisch Gladbach up to the Prussian era , published by the Culture Office of the City of Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach 1964