Propach

Propach City of Waldbröl Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 58 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 19 ″  E
Height :	235 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	13  (Jan. 1, 2014)
Postal code :	51545
Area code :	02295
Location of Propach in Waldbröl
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Propach is a village in the town of Waldbröl in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

The place is about 8.3 km southwest of Waldbröl and 2.7 km east of Ruppichteroth on the slopes of the Nutscheid . Surrounding towns are Schönhausen , Neuroth , Benroth and Pulvermühle in the north, Obergeilenkausen in the east, Neuenhähnen in the southeast, Krahwinkel in the south and Niederpropach in the west.

history

In 1550, Alef in the Proppich is the first person in Propach to be recorded. 1575 a Claeß zu Propach and his son are named. Claeß paid for the use of water at Homburg for the hammer and the oil mill on their own property. 1784 pasture law dispute, also called "ox war" between Propach and Benroth, ended before the Bergisches Hofgericht.

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1550 , namely "Aleff in der Proppich". Spelling of the first mention : Proppich .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald Propach: Propach im Bröltal, Probach im Siegtal and the story of Propach-Benrother "Ochsenkrieg". In: Contributions to the history of Oberberg. Volume 7.
2. ^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .