Mutz (Bergisch Gladbach)

Mutz City of Bergisch Gladbach Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 24 "  N , 7 ° 7 ′ 12"  E
Location of Mutz in Bergisch Gladbach
Houses in Mutz 2015

Mutz is a district in the Hebborn district of Bergisch Gladbach .

history

The Mutz settlement emerged from the establishment of a settlement in the High Middle Ages , which is documented for 1280 with the name Mocze . By 1905, the original settlement core had developed into a small hamlet with two farms and 19 residents.

etymology

The name of the settlement was probably derived from the stream of the same name, Mutzbach , because the names of bodies of water usually belong to the oldest names in a landscape. There are different approaches to interpreting the name. One view is that the name in its basic meaning stands for something cut off or mutilated. For example, the name Mutz could designate a striking tree stump. The interpretation of the place name with the dialect name as Mutt (= swampy land) is more likely . The latter also corresponds to the local conditions, as the proximity of the Mutzbach indicates a swampy / boggy soil structure.

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. 98, 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

Web links

• Time Traces Search for Mutz, accessed on July 29, 2015