Niedersorpe

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Niedersorpe
City of Schmallenberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 8 ″  N , 8 ° 21 ′ 34 ″  E
Height : 432  (420-480)  m
Residents : 227  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Postal code : 57392
Niedersorpe (Schmallenberg)
Niedersorpe

Location of Niedersorpe in Schmallenberg
Niedersorpe
Niedersorpe

Niedersorpe is a district of the city of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

location

Niedersorpe is around 3 km east of Gleidorf and 1 km south of Burgberg (628 m) at 420 to 480 m above sea level. The Sorpe , which gave the place and other places in the Sorpe Valley its name, flows through Niedersorpe.

Neighboring places

The neighboring places are Holthausen , Rellmecke , Oberkirchen , Winkhausen and Gleidorf .

history

In 1072 Sorpe (then Suropo) was first mentioned in a deed of the monastery Grafschaft . It is not clear whether the entire Sorpetal or only Niedersorpe was meant. There were further documentary mentions under the name of Niedersorpe in 1338, 1465 and 1485. In 1645 Nederen Sarepe was mapped on the Westphalia Ducatus map. In 1738 the village chapel was built. In 1895, 175 residents lived in the village of Niedersorpe, according to the entry in the trade and business address book of the Province of Westphalia. Niedersorpe belonged to the municipality of Oberkirchen until the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since January 1st, 1975, Niedersorpe has been part of the extended town of Schmallenberg.

religion

St. Sebastian Chapel in Niedersorpe

Already in 1571 there was a church yard in the village. The existing Martins Chapel was inaugurated in 1739, one year after its construction, by the Count Abbot Josias. During the last renovation of the Martins Chapel in 2005, remains of an older chapel and ceramic pieces were found. The ceramic pieces found date from the 13th to 14th centuries. The current patron saint of the chapel is St. Sebastian.

economy

Agricultural and handicraft businesses and two inns are located in Niedersorpe.

Others

In 1995, Niedersorpe won federal gold in the national competition “ Our village should be more beautiful ”.

  • Niedersorpe with the castle hill in the background

  • View from Knetterberg to Niedersorpe and the Hardt and Schellhorn mountains

  • Niedersorpe seen from the castle hill

  • The Ohlberg and Niedersorpe seen from the “White Cross”

  • "White Cross" near Niedersorpe. Renewed in 2007 after Hurricane Kyrill

  • Half-timbered house in Niedersorpe

Web links

Commons : Niedersorpe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures Schmallenberg 2019 , accessed on July 3, 2020
  2. ^ Alfred Bruns: Court and parish Oberkirchen , p. 460, Stadt Schmallenberg (ed.), 1981
  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. 335 f .