Ohlhagen

Ohlhagen municipality Reichshof Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 47 " N , 7 ° 35 ′ 49" E
Height :	293 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	89 (December 31, 2008)
Postal code :	51580
Area code :	02261
	Location of Ohlhagen in Reichshof

Ohlhagen is one of 106 localities in the Reichshof municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany .

Location and description

The place is northeast of the Wiehltalsperre , the nearest centers are Gummersbach (10 km northwest), Cologne (54 km west) and Siegen (46 km southeast).

First mention

The earliest reference to Ohlhagen can be found in 1560. A Peter von Heydt, called Hüngerkausen, from Niederalpe married the non-aristocratic Gertrud from Ohlhagen that year. The place has a natural name, in contrast to historical or personal naming. Marshy meadow terrain was referred to as Ohl or Au, diminutive of Auel. The name ending form “-hagen” indicates a fortification or enclosure.

On the Mercator map of 1575 the place still appears as Aelshage - damp ground with a thorny demarcation.

The hamlet is likely to be much older, however, as the first Bergisch villages on -hagen will already be on 10./11. Century called. From the fact that only very few places of this kind can be found in the closer home, one concludes that the actual settlement had already reached a very high level around 1200.

history

Ohlhagen belonged to the Sattelgut Alpe, one of the six saddles in the parish of Eckenhagen , probably the largest. This comprised “10 Aggerhöfe”, in addition to Ohlhagen, Ober- and Niederalpe, Berghausen, Hunsheim, Dorn, Fahrenberg, Seifen, Merkausen, Allinghausen and Allenbach.

The documents of the Alper Bürger Club eV "The History of Alpe" show that there were stately stone buildings around a well-fortified keep, where otherwise the villages were only characterized by low half-timbered houses. Both places (“In der Olpe” and “In der nider Olpe”) are referred to as “ a castle and Adelicher seß (seat)”.

The book "Eckenhagen and Denklingen in the Changing Times" shows that there was a Peter von Heydt, known as Hüngerkausen, who lived in Niederalpe around the middle of the 16th century. In 1560 he married a non-aristocratic woman, Gertrud from Ohlhagen. The marriage resulted in 5 children. Shortly before his death, this Peter set himself a memorial that “couldn't be more beautiful.” In his will, executed on October 9, 1622 by his brother Johann, “ he and his deceased and deceased“ Witti ”bequeathed the 10 Aggerhöfe the little house to the thorn with the garden behind it, "alloyed for the glory of God", for a chapel and school house and an additional 50 Reichstaler. "

The "Eigen von Eckenhagen" reported in 1575 consisted of 2 church or parish villages, 83 hamlets and 18 individual farms. The latter have become hamlets over time (including Ohlhagen) while others have disappeared. The records of treasure money show that Ohlhagen belonged to the Hunsheim community and had to pay taxes - debt and debts - in 1753.

The Fuder Haber Zettel (feed oat list) was known much earlier. Fuder Haber was a fee for the sovereign's horses. Every house “where the smoke goes out” had to give 6/4. It was collected by the "Huns", officials of the self-government of the Honschaft. These themselves were exempt from the tax.

The “tithe”, which was collected from the gross profit of the entire agricultural operation, had a far more severe impact on personal freedom. A distinction was made between the large or grain tithe - from grain fields -, the small or herb tithe - from garden property - and the meat or blood tithe - from slaughtered animals. The Rott or Neubruch tenth was raised from properties that had been cleared.

From an official list from 1804 it is known that Ohlhagen was one of 125 customs posts in the Duchy of Berg. In the “Eigen von Eckenhagen”, “that's how four or five gentlemen land”, they levied tolls for incoming, through and outgoing traffic.

According to further indications, the municipal road building was of particular economic importance in the middle of the 19th century . This also included the connection between Allenbach and Ohlhagen, which was probably completed around 1870.

Ohlhagen used to belong to the community of Denklingen (Reichshof) , which had been an independent community since the early 19th century. On March 15, 1806, the Grand Duchy of Berg was created from the Duchy of Berg, including other areas. During the territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1969, Denklingen was merged with Eckenhagen to form the new Reichshof municipality with the administrative headquarters in Denklingen. The seat of the district administration is still in Gummersbach.

Church assignment

Ohlhagen belonged to the Marienhagen parish , which was made up of 19 localities, 13 from the city (formerly Wiehl municipality , 6 from the former municipality Denklingen). Christianity seems to have penetrated the area around Marienhagen only late. It is believed that the square church tower was added to a chapel around 1250, which was replaced by a nave around 1300. The latter emerges from the examinations of the wall paintings, remains of which were created around 1310.

A decisive change resulted in the parish through the Siegburg Treaty . This set a new solid border between the "Homburg" and "Windeck". It was set on November 19, 1604 and essentially still exists today, even if the districts of Gummersbach and Waldbröl have long since merged into the Oberberg district.

Ohlhagen was then assigned to the parish of Eckenhagen. Those affected found it difficult to make this decision, they did not want to part with the church in Marienhagen, to which their ancestors belonged for over 300 years and where they had their burial places. In 1787, however, another tightened order forced them to have their church activities done in Eckenhagen.

Church records show that the old church connection with Marienhagen had still existed until now. Since 1604, death records have been kept in two sections. The first included the community and the second abroad. So it happened that the church master of Marienhagen, Joh. Peter Mörchen, wrote in the church accounts in 1783: “I have to go to Denklingen because of the Ohlhagen ten penny, 1 day, now it is known that for the usual daily allowances so far“ except Lands “can't go, I just want to put 40 silly on me”.

All petitions from the representatives of the Aggerhöfe, in which they asked to be allowed to stay with Marienhagen, were rejected. But they persistently pursued their goal. But it was not until 1886 that they were finally partially answered. On May 26, 1886, the Royal Consistory of Koblenz ordered the (re) unification of some localities of the community of Denklingen (parish of Eckenhagen) with the parish of Marienhagen, including Ohlhagen. The others stayed with the parish of Eckenhagen.

Regarding the Catholics, only very few in this area in the 20th century until the end of the war, one finds the reference that by archbishop's decree of August 24, 1889, 14 villages from the community of Denklingen, including Ohlhagen, with a total of 130 Catholics, are part of the rectorate That were assigned.

School affiliation

At the beginning of the 19th century, Ohlhagen belonged to the Dorn school district, 35 minutes away. Dorn has a special meaning in the history of the area because of its school, famous in the early 17th century. Peter von der Heydt, married to the non-aristocratic Gertrud from Ohlhagen, left the 10 Aggerhöfe after his death (execution of his will on October 9, 1622) "the little house to the thorn with the little garden behind it, in the glory of God in front of a chapel and schoolhouse."

When this school burned down in 1841, it looked back on over 200 years of history. The school hall remained largely intact and was moved to Hunsheim.

Since 1898 Ohlhagen was a school community itself, it served the students from Ohlhagen, Freckhausen, Merkausen und Seifen. The school house was occupied in 1901 and was located a little outside “in Lingen Haan”. According to government regulations, the school children from Freckhausen were reassigned to the school in Hunsheim from October 1, 1905.

When teacher Groos was called up to serve in the army in 1915, the students at the Ohlhagen school had to attend the school in Hunsheim for the time being. On January 3, 1919, Groos resumed classes in Ohlhagen. In 1925 the school was closed due to the low number of pupils, also as a result of the First World War , and Ohlhagen was assigned to the school in Hunsheim (then the Denklingen-Wiehl School Association).

Sons and daughters of Ohlhagen

Dr. August Dresbach , later district administrator (from May 7, 1945 to November 14, 1961) and member of the Bundestag (from 1949 to 1965) of the Oberbergischer Kreis. The parental home is in the center of Ohlhagen. Here he grew up and lived with his family for many years. For six years he attended school in Ohlhagen, then due to his academic achievements, the high school (grammar school) in Gummersbach. Whatever the weather, he walked to school for seven years, an hour and a half there, an hour and a half back.

Rolf Felix , his parents' house is in Im Lingen Haan. He attended school in Hunsheim and Gummersbach. From 1979 to 1989 he was a full-time city councilor / first city councilor (councilor), then until 2001 mayor of the district town of Hofheim am Taunus (Main-Taunus-Kreis / Hessen). When he retired due to old age, he was given the honorary title of "former mayor".

literature

Alper Bürger-Club eV: The history of Alpe.
Oswald Gerhard: Eckenhagen and Denklingen through the ages. A home history of the former Reichshof area of Eckenhagen (the current municipalities of Eckenhagen and Denklingen) as a contribution to the history of the Oberbergisches Land. Heimatverein Eckenhagen eV, Eckenhagen 1953.
Klaus Goebel , Gerhard Pomykaj: An uncomfortable democrat. August Dresbach on his 100th birthday. Gronenberg, Gummersbach 1994, ISBN 3-88265-192-X .
Klaus Goebel (Ed.): Oberbergische Geschichte. 4 volumes (vol. 1–3 and index vol.). Gronenberg, Wiehl 1998-2001;
- Volume 1: Hellmut Grabert, Gero Karthaus, Günther Walzik, Albrecht Brendler, Wolfgang Herborn, Stefan Ehrenpreis, Gregor Horstkemper: From the beginnings to the Peace of Westphalia. 2001, ISBN 3-88265-224-1 ;
- Volume 2: Gert Fischer, Dieter Lück, Volkmar Wittmütz: From the Peace of Westphalia to the end of the monarchy. 1998, ISBN 3-88265-208-X ;
- Volume 3: Gerhard Pomykaj, Volker Dick: From the Weimar Republic to the turn of the millennium. 1918-1999. 2001, ISBN 3-88265-225-X ;
- Index volume: Title: 3a. Oberberg history. Person, place and subject registers for volumes 1–3. 2001.
Peter Maurer: The parish of Marienhagen and its six hundred year history. Oberbergische Buchdruckerei and Verlaganstalt, Gummersbach 1930.