Rückershausen (Bad Laasphe)

Rückershausen City of Bad Laasphe Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 44 ″ E
Height :	454 m
Area :	1.17 km²
Residents :	600
Population density :	513 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	57334
Area code :	02754
	City structure of the individual districts of Bad Laasphe

Rückershausen is a western part of Bad Laasphe in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia with around 600 inhabitants.

geography

location

Rückershausen is located on the western edge of the urban area of Bad Laasphe on the border with the municipality of Erndtebrück and has an area of 1.17 km². Between Rückershausen and Erndtebrück to the southern mountains of rises Rothaar associated Ebschloh ( 686.3 m above sea level. NN ). Rückershausen is around 8 km (as the crow flies ) from the core town of Bad Laasphe .

Neighboring places

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View of Rückershausen and the mountains Birkenhecke (661.2 m, left), Ebschloh (686.5 m, left of center), Rammelsberg (637.2 m, right of center, somewhat hidden) and Hohes Haupt (650.8 m , right)

history

The place was first mentioned by name in 1492. In 1538 Rückershausen belonged to the Wittgenstein family, just like its neighboring town Rüppershausen. In 1662 the place belongs to the mayor's office in Feudingen. The place now consists of three houses. In 1845 he was assigned to the Erndtebrück office.

Since the implementation of the Sauerland / Paderborn law on January 1, 1975, Rückershausen has belonged to the city of Bad Laasphe.

Population development

1854: 173 inhabitants in 22 houses
1900: 198 inhabitants
1961: 373 inhabitants
1970: 432 inhabitants
1974: 440 inhabitants
2007: 600 inhabitants

Leisure and Tourism

The village is a popular winter sports center with an extensive network of trails, downhill slopes and the possibility of ski jumping on the small and large Lahntalschanze . Since 2010 the small Lahntalschanze has been converted into a year-round ski jump. Both ski jumps are operated by the Rückershausen Ski Club, founded in 1951. The association is active in the disciplines of cross-country skiing, ski jumping, inline skating, running and hiking.

Web links

Rückershausen (Bad Laasphe) in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 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. 337 f .
↑ 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. 140 f .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-1] 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. 337 f .

[2] 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. 140 f .