Oberschledorn

Oberschledorn City of Medebach Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 55 "  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 44"  E
Height :	409 m
Residents :	847
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	59963
Area code :	05632

Oberschledorn is the largest district of the city of Medebach in the Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia and has 847 inhabitants.

geography

The village is located around five kilometers north of the city center, right on the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse , embedded in the valley at an altitude of around 480  m above sea level. NHN . The Hessian district town of Korbach is about 12 kilometers away. It is about 15 kilometers to the winter sports resorts of Willingen and Winterberg , and the Diemelsee and Edersee as further recreational destinations are 20 kilometers away. The place is characterized by agriculture and industry. The Wilde Aa flows through the village .

Neighboring places

Neighboring places are Düdinghausen , Referinghausen and Nieder-Schleidern .

history

Oberschledorn was first mentioned in a document in 1236 as the residence of the knight Herm de Sledere . At that time the place belonged to the Free County and Parish Düdinghausen. On May 17, 1890, the village was affected by a great fire, 21 families with 129 people were made homeless. The St. Antonius Church was solemnly designated on May 21, 1896, the previous building was also destroyed in the fire in 1890. Figures of St. Anthony and St. Agatha and a monstrance from the 18th century have survived from the old church. In December 1902, the Steinhelle – Medebach small railway began operations in Oberschledorn.

Shortly before the end of World War II, 71 prisoners of war from the Soviet Union, who were transported from more western areas, were housed in the village. On April 29th and 30th, hundreds of tanks and other US Army vehicles drove north through the village. The residents of the military training camp in Oberschledorn were taken prisoner on March 29th. The village itself was occupied on April 1st. A battery of guns was positioned to the north and south. These shelled the area around Küstelberg, where German troops were staying. The Wehrmacht only shot three grenades into the village, which had no effect. At that time a German soldier fell in the forest around the village and was buried in the village cemetery. After two weeks, the US troops withdrew. In the Second World War, 27 Oberschledorns died as soldiers , mostly on the Eastern Front .

The narrow-gauge railway ceased operations on June 23, 1953. Since July 1, 1969 the village has been part of the city of Medebach .

On September 4, 2007, Oberschledorn hit the media headlines because three Islamist terrorists were arrested by the police there. The press called them the " terror bombers from the Sauerland ", as they were accused of preparing explosives attacks.

economy

Many companies that now have their secondary location in Medebach have their origins in Oberschledorn. In addition, tourism plays a major role. Around 100 beds are available for tourism in pensions, restaurants and holiday apartments.

Culture

View from the main street

The culture and painting center, often just called KUMA , has been located in the center of Oberschledorn since 2015. This includes a permanent art exhibition about the life and work of the Bergenthal family of church painters . The collections are of great artistic and art historical value. The Bergenthal family worked in Oberschledorn from 1887 to 1994. To KuMa next to the art exhibition also includes an art studio and an art café .

Personalities

• Johann Joseph Claßen or Clahsen; Hans Claßen (born April 28, 1953 in Oberschledorn / Sauerland, † January 28, 2017 in Arnsberg ) was a German poet, literary magazine and anthology editor.
• Josef Bergenthal (born November 1, 1900 in Oberschledorn / Sauerland, † August 24, 1982 in Münster ) was a German writer.

literature

• Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 - reports from many employees from all over the district. Josefs-Druckerei, Bigge 1955.
• Harm Klueting (ed.): History of the city and office of Medebach , Medebach, 1994

Web links

• Oberschledorn at www.medebach.de
• Oberschledorn
• Oberschledorn in the Westphalian Cultural Atlas

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1. ↑ Oberschledorn. Retrieved May 12, 2020 . 
2. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, section Oberschledorn, pp. 43–44.
3. ^ Hugo Cramer: The district of Brilon in the Second World War 1939-1945 . 1955, honor roll section Oberschledorn, pp. 216–217.
4. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 89 .
5. ^ Operation Alberich . In: Der Spiegel . No. 37 , 2007 ( online - 10 September 2007 ).
6. ↑ Terrorist hunt in the Sauerland: How the BKA prevented a bloodbath, ARD documentary from March 2, 2009 ( Memento from April 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Medebacher Touristik provides information about the Easter holiday program. April 12, 2019, accessed April 25, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Strong love for home. January 19, 2015, accessed April 25, 2019 . 
9. ↑ KUMA culture and painting center / art exhibition. Retrieved April 3, 2020 . 
10. ^ Stephanie Schröter new chairwoman of the literati. June 14, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .