Oberburghof

Oberburghof City of Hückeswagen Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 54 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 58 ″  E
Height :	295 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	42499
Area code :	02192
Location of Oberburghof in Hückeswagen
View of Oberburghof

Oberburghof is a court in Hückeswagen in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the administrative district of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).

Location and transport links

Oberburghof is located in southern Hückeswagen on the border with Wipperfürth . Neighboring towns are Niederburghof , Großkatern , Kleinkatern , Wickesberg , Purd , Rautzenberg , Kaisersbusch and Vogelsholl . The place can be reached via a long access road, which branches off the district road K5 at Altenholte and which also connects Niederburghof. The village lies on the edge of the forest and recreation area Mul on the watershed between the Purder brook and the brook Große Dhünn .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1374 : The St. Ursulastift in Cologne has income, among other things, from " two Hove op me Broichove " in the parish of Hückeswagen. Spelling of the first mention : Broichove .

In the 18th century the place belonged to the Bergisches Amt Bornefeld-Hückeswagen . In 1815/16 28 people lived in the village. In 1832 Oberburghof belonged to the Grand Honorship , which was part of the Hückeswagen external citizenship within the Hückeswagen mayor's office . The place, categorized as a hamlet according to the statistics and topography of the Düsseldorf administrative district , had four residential buildings and six agricultural buildings at that time. At that time, 33 residents lived in the place, 13 Catholic and 20 Protestant faith.

In the municipality lexicon for the Rhineland province , three houses with 31 residents are given for 1885. At that time the place belonged to the rural community Neuhückeswagen within the Lennep district . In 1895 the place had five houses with 33 inhabitants, in 1905 five houses and 42 inhabitants.

Attractions

The cultural monument Ringwallanlage Oberburghof is located in the forest area Mul / Purd on the Burgberg near Oberburghof .

Hiking and biking trails

The following hiking trails lead through the village:

• The local hiking trail ━ from Purd to the Wiebach-Vorsperre
• The local circular route A3 (Mul / Purd)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johann Georg von Viebahn : Statistics and topography of the administrative district of Düsseldorf. Part 2: Containing the statistical table of places and distances and the alphabetical index of place names. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1836, p. 10 .
2. ^ Royal Statistical Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland province. Based on the materials from the census of December 1, 1885 and other official sources (= community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. Vol. 12, ZDB -ID 1046036-6 ). Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1888.
3. ^ Royal Statistical Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland province. Based on the materials from the census of December 1, 1895 and other official sources (= community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. Vol. 12). Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1897.
4. ^ Royal Statistical Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland province. Based on the materials from the census of December 1, 1905 and other official sources (= community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia. Vol. 12). Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1909.