Oberschelden

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Oberschelden
City of Siegen
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 312  (300-350)  m
Area : 4.53 km²
Residents : 1184  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 261 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1966
Incorporated into: Eiserfeld
Postal code : 57080
Area code : 0271
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Location of Oberschelden in Siegen

Oberschelden is a district in the west of the city of Siegen .

geography

View of Oberschelden

In the north, Oberschelden borders on the Seelbach district , in the east on Siegen and Gosenbach , in the south on Niederschelden and the district of Altenkirchen in Rhineland-Palatinate and in the west on the Heisberg district of the city of Freudenberg . The district covers an area of ​​approx. 4.53 km². The actual district extends in the north to behind the autobahn, in the west to the border with the city of Freudenberg, in a corner to the southwest to the district border at Mudersbach.

Oberschelden lies at an altitude between 300 and 450 meters above sea level. The place is located directly on the A 45 (Sauerland line). The highest point in the district is an unnamed summit with a height of 463.4  m in the extreme southwest on the border with Rhineland-Palatinate. Other mountains around the place are the Mount Red Church in the East with 438.9  m height, 426.6  meters high Hornberg in the south or the Schmittenberg with 419.3  m between Oberschelden and Gosenbach. The Schelderbach , also known as the Buschelde near the source, rises to the north of it and flows into the Gosenbach in Gosenbach .

history

Oberschelden was first mentioned in a document on February 24, 1342. In this certificate a "Gerhart von Schelte" was named.

Mining in the local mines (e.g. Stork & Schöneberg Mine ) was an important line of business for a long time.

During the Second World War , on April 22, 1944, an airplane crashed in Oberschelden while bomber formations overflight in the afternoon. An American bomber was shot down by a Bf 109 and crashed during an intended emergency landing on the Oberscheldener Höhe "Auf der Hohler" while trying to avoid the RWE's 220 and 110 kV overhead lines. The aircraft then exploded along with the on-board ammunition and the three crew members remaining on board. The three dead soldiers were then buried in the Oberschelder cemetery and returned to their homeland after the war. Another of three crew members who jumped off with a parachute also died as a result of the parachute not opening.

The municipality of Oberschelden belonged to the Freudenberg Office until the first municipal area reform . With effect from July 1, 1966, it was added to the newly founded town of Eiserfeld . With the renewed municipal reorganization, the cities of Eiserfeld and Hüttental were added to the city of Siegen on January 1, 1975. Oberschelden thus became a district of the city of Siegen.

In 1992 the 650th anniversary was celebrated.

Population numbers

Population of the place:

year Residents
1818 205
1885 547
1895 615
1905 712
1910 744
1925 740
1933 727
year Residents
1939 726
1950 940
1961 969
1994 1254
2005 1203
2004 1200
2006 1203
year Residents
2008 1161
2009 1172
2010 1167
2011 1168
2012 1153
2013 1176
2014 1166
year Residents
2015 1187
2016 1184
Lurzenbach, west of the village center

politics

Former mayor

  • May 1945 (provisionally appointed by the American occupation forces) to 1966: Emil Rinsdorf († March 14, 1993)

Infrastructure

There is a kindergarten, a community center, a fire station and a cemetery in the village . Industry only exists in small forms across the town.

Transport links

Oberschelden is on Landstrasse 907, which leads from Gosenbach to the L 565, which connects Seelbach with Oberfischbach . The place is connected to the federal motorway 45 via the Freudenberg or Siegen driveways. The next train station is in Niederschelden .

The European long-distance hiking trail E1 leads through Oberschelden .

Attractions

In Oberschelden there is a home parlor in the Alte Kapellenschule . There, the way of life of former residents in Hauberg and in everyday life is shown using old devices, objects and photos.

Oberschelden has a functioning club. Christian Association of Young People , Protestant Community, Home and Beautification Association, Voluntary Fire Brigade , Spielmannszug, the Oberschelden Sports Association and the Oberschelder Schlepperfreunde form the largest associations.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Philippi (Ed.): Siegener Urkundenbuch. Volume 1: Until 1350. Kogler, Siegen, 1887, pp. 148-149, no. 250.
  2. Plane crash in Oberschelden - eyewitnesses remember - parachute did not open. In: Siegerland home calendar. 69th edition, 1994, ZDB -ID 529717-5 , pp. 135f.
  3. Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 269 .
  4. ^ 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. 336 .
  5. Otto Schaefer: The district of Siegen. Wins 1968.
  6. siegen.de: main resident population by district (updated regularly)
  7. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1887, ZDB -ID 1458761-0 , pp. 106–113.
  8. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia. Publishing house of the Royal Statistical Bureau, Berlin 1897, pp. 114/115.
  9. gemeindeververzeichnis.de: District of Siegen
  10. genealogy.net: Freudenberg Office
  11. a b Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. City and district of Siegen. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  12. Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 232 .
  13. Hartmut Eichenauer: Siegen ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lwl.org archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 12.2 MB) , approx. 1995
  14. Siegen info: Oberschelden  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.siegen-info.de  
  15. An honorable memory of the dead. In: Siegerland home calendar. 69th edition, 1994, p. 36.