Oberasbach (Morsbach)

Oberasbach municipality Morsbach Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 25 " N , 7 ° 41 ′ 56" E
Height :	370 m above sea level NN
Residents :	52 (May 18, 2017)
Postal code :	51597
Area code :	02294
Location of Oberasbach in North Rhine-Westphalia

Oberasbach is a district of Morsbach in the Oberbergischer Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

Oberasbach is located in a rural, wooded area at the southernmost tip of the Oberbergisches Kreis. The cities of Gummersbach (38 km), Siegen (35 km) and Cologne (75 km) can be reached in a few minutes by car.

Neighboring districts are Erdingen in the north, Springe in the east, Lichtenberg in the south, Überasbach in the southwest and Niederasbach in the west.

history

First mention

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1465 , namely “Bruen and Elße van Asbach, Mettelen children, are among the inhabitants who Berg demanded to be their own people.” This also applies to Nieder- and Überasbach.

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^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .

[1] Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .