Ruppershausen

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Ruppershausen
City of Bad Laasphe
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 35 ″  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : approx. 430 m
Area : 2.68 km²
Residents : 250
Population density : 93 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 57334
Area code : 02754
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City structure of the individual districts of Bad Laasphe

Rüppershausen is a district of Bad Laasphe in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district and has 250 inhabitants. The village is located in the upper Lahn valley and has an area of ​​2.68 km².

Geographical location

Rüppershausen is in the “Auf den Höfen” area, a part of the town of Bad Laasphe that is characterized by agricultural land and is otherwise predominantly forested. Hiking trails lead from here, for example, to the Hohe Haupt or the Leimstruth. Fields and meadows are still used for agriculture. A special attraction is the "Alte Braache" with a beautiful festival hall that was built by the residents themselves. Rüppershausen is 3 km away from Feudingen and 6 km from Erndtebrück .

history

In 1365 the place was first mentioned as Ruprachtishusen . In 1538 Rüppershausen belonged to the Wittgenstein family. The cutting and grinding mill was built in 1692. The village now consists of 5 houses. In the 18th century the place belonged to the Erndtebrück office. Today the place has about 250 inhabitants.

On January 1, 1975, the municipality of Rüppershausen was incorporated into the city (Bad) Laasphe.

Population development

  • 1692: 005 houses
  • 1819: 117 inhabitants in 14 houses
  • 1961: 254 inhabitants
  • 1970: 298 inhabitants
  • 1974: 276 inhabitants
  • 2007: 250 inhabitants

dialect

In Rüppershäuser Platt, a form of the Wittgensteiner Platt in the village, the place is called "Rebbersch Haus".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 .
  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 .

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