Oberelspe

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Oberelspe
City of Lennestadt
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 33 ″  N , 8 ° 5 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 301 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 766  (Jun. 30, 2020)
Postal code : 57368
Area code : 02721
Oberelspe (Lennestadt)
Oberelspe

Location of Oberelspe in Lennestadt
Aerial photo of Oberelspe (2015)
Aerial photo of Oberelspe (2015)

Oberelspe is a district of Lennestadt in the Olpe district and is located directly on the federal road 55 between the places Oedingen and Elspe . In the center of the village, side streets branch off to Burbecke and Altenvalbert, about 2 km away .

Historical dates and locations

Route of the Heidenstraße
Listed half-timbered house Grenzweg 4
Lausebuche on the border of Oberelspe / Elspe

Oberelspe was first mentioned in writing as "Oueren Eilspe" in 1279 in an Elsper tithe remuneration or tax directory. However, the development of the settlement is assumed to be much earlier at the turn of the century. During this Carolingian-Ottonian period, several settlements emerged as part of large-scale clearings - largely controlled by the Elspe royal court. The historic quarter of Oberelspe is located directly on the Heidenstrasse running from Leipzig to Cologne , which was important as an army and trade route in the Middle Ages. On the occasion of the 725th anniversary in 2004, documentation boards were put up in the historic quarter of Oberelspe about the course of Heidenstrasse and the importance of the buildings that are still in good condition. The buildings include an old grain and oil mill, a tannery, wheelwright and a former carter station. The old church and cross from 1870 leads from the historic quarter to the “Lausebuche” in the border area of ​​the villages of Oberelspe and Elspe. At this point, the Heidenstrasse and Römerweg route from Grevenbrück ends . While the Römerweg continues in the direction of Meschede , the Heidenstraße branches off via Wormbach in the direction of Kassel / Leipzig. The current term Lausebuche is derived from "listening" or "Lauschebuche" (a listening place on the border). The place name can be traced back to around 1500 as “Lusebocken, uff der ...”. The Lausebuche hill is one of the selection of 43 locations in South Westphalia that were presented as particularly popular hiking destinations (soul locations) by representatives of Sauerland tourism at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin in March 2019.

There are a number of well-preserved half-timbered houses in the historic quarter and in other local areas. The two-storey house Grenzweg 4 (see illustration) has been a listed building since 1994; The hallway and stairs from around 1900 and also some room doors are still old.

The place name is based on a water body name and can be interpreted as "flowing water" or with "alder trees", reference is made to the corresponding explanations in the Elspe article . The addition of “Ober-” (Oueren-) indicates the location upstream compared to Elspe.

Local development

View of Oberelspe from the Höhenweg
SGV hut Oberelspe (May 2020)

Population figures for Oberelspe can be estimated for the first time around 1535. A treasury register created in 1536 (which was used to collect taxes) names twelve persons liable to treasure or taxes in Oberelspe. If one equates the number of those liable for the treasure with the number of houses available at the time and calculates about six residents per house, around 1536 around 70 people must have lived in Oberelspe. The first Prussian census of buildings and inhabitants from 1817 indicates 20 houses and 141 inhabitants for Oberelspe.

An improvement in the economic environment of Oberelspe occurred after the Hagen – Altenhundem-Siegen railway line went into operation in 1861 and industry flourished, as well as the development of the Meggen sulfur gravel pits. Today, many residents find a job in the iron, steel and metal processing industry together with steel and mechanical engineering and the electrical engineering industry.

By 1970 the number of inhabitants had increased significantly by around 560 to 700 inhabitants compared to 1817 - influenced by structural change and post-war immigration. The current population of Oberelspe as of June 30, 2018 is 760.

A primary school is no longer present in Upper Elspe, but could in large private initiative in 1991 Kindergarten Regenbogenland be built.

The club life in Oberelspe is diverse. A total of three clubs (the Harmonie 1893 choir, the drum corps and the Young Voices children's and youth choir) take care of musical matters. Before the Second World War , the St. Quirinus Rifle Club and the Sauerland Mountain Club (SGV) were founded in 1935. The shooting club has a modern, representative shooting hall. The showpiece of the SGV is the hiking hut located at the edge of the forest, especially renovated and expanded in the 1990s and most recently in 2019. The sports club founded in 1949 V. a new artificial turf system is available for games.

The volunteer fire brigade also performs social tasks, the annual wine festival is well known beyond the borders of Oberelspe. On the occasion of the 725th anniversary in 2004, AG 725 was founded; she is currently dealing with local issues, such as site design, community events and club sponsorship.

religion

The vast majority of the people of Oberelsper profess the Roman Catholic faith. The parish church for Catholics is St. Maria Immaculata of the Pastoral Association Elspe-Oenetal, founded in September 2005 .

literature

  • Joseph Brill: history of the parish of Elspe . Olpe, Elspe 1948.
  • Günther Becker, Hubert Brinker: Oberelspe, Altenvalbert, Burbecke, Elsperhusen in texts and pictures . for the 50th anniversary of the St. Quirinus rifle club and the SGV - Oberelspe department. Oberelspe 1985.
  • The SWA visits Oberelspe . In: Siegerland-Wochen-Anzeiger . December 30, 2007.

Web links

Commons : Oberelspe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the city of Lennestadt
  2. ↑ cf. Also contribution A journey to oneself , Westfalenpost, newspaper for the district of Olpe, issue of March 6, 2019