Niederhemer

Niederhemer City of Hemer Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 31 "  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 42"  E
Height :	approx. 200 m
Area :	3.15 km²
Incorporation :	April 1, 1910
Postal code :	58675
Area code :	02372
Location of Niederhemer in North Rhine-Westphalia
Former journeyman's house. Willibrord Benzler's birthplace .

Niederhemer is a former independent municipality in the Iserlohn district , which merged with Oberhemer to form the municipality of Hemer in 1910 . Since the municipal reorganization that came into force on January 1, 1975, Niederhemer has been a district of the new town of Hemer.

history

A settlement in Niederhemer has existed since the early Middle Ages, for example the originally Catholic Vitus Church was built in the 9th century . The origins of today's Hemer house date back to the 11th century. It was first built in the vicinity of the Vitus Church and was built in its present form in the 17th century. In 1700 the Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul was consecrated. The Vitus Church had become a Protestant church in the course of the Reformation and was replaced by the newly built Ebberg Church in 1818 .

From 1647 Niederhemer belonged to the Hemer court , under Napoleon it became part of the Mairie, later part of the mayor's office of Hemer. Two major fires in the 17th and 18th centuries destroyed large parts of Niederhemers. In 1841 the Amt Hemer was founded with the central communities Niederhemer and Oberhemer. These two communities were united on April 1, 1910 to form the new rural community Hemer.

At the beginning of the 20th century, in contrast to many other municipalities, Niederhemer was shaped by industry. The metalworking and paper industries had their focus there. However, since Niederhemer's social structure continued to deteriorate compared to the neighboring community, a union was successfully promoted.

Population development

date	Residents
1872	1000
1885	1247
1895	1752
1900	2013
1904	2477
1905	2661
1907	2764

Sons and daughters

• Johann Hermann Stindt (* 1763, † 1846), mill builder and paper mold maker
• Friedrich Leopold Woeste (* 1807, † 1878), linguist and dialect researcher
• Willibrord Benzler (* 1853, † 1921), Benedictine abbot, Bishop of Metz

Individual evidence

1. ^ 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. 333 .
2. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 266 .
3. ^ Stopsack, Hans-Hermann: From the office to the city . Selbstverlag, Hemer 2000, pp. 65-74