Remerscheid

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Remerscheid
Municipality Engelskirchen
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 33 ″  N , 7 ° 27 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 252  (250-300)  m above sea level NHN
Residents : 682  (March 15, 2015)
Postal code : 51766
Area code : 02263
Remerscheid (Engelskirchen)
Remerscheid

Location of Remerscheid in Engelskirchen

Remerscheid is a village in Engelskirchen in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany .

Location and description

The village is about three kilometers from Engelskirchen. It can be reached via the Bundesautobahn 4 Köln - Olpe , exit Engelskirchen.

history

The place Remerscheid was first mentioned in a document around 1535 as "Reymmerst" . At that time there are seven taxpayers in a tax list for the parish of Ründeroth .

Attractions

Some old half-timbered houses can be seen, some of which date back to 1733 .

The Wallefelder Höhle is located southeast of Remerscheid ( cadastral number 4910/001). It is about 120 meters long and is considered to be of geoscientific value. In terms of fauna, it is considered the most important cave in the Oberbergisches Land. There are a large number of swarming bats with seven species. It is the Natura 2000 protected area DE-4910-301. Since 1989 the cave has been explored by the Kluterthöhle working group . In the meantime, the property has been acquired by the Kluterthöhle working group to ensure the permanent protection of the geotope. In 2011, the cave was more than doubled due to new discoveries. In 2012 the cave was completely re-measured.

The cave is locked and can only be viewed from the outside.

Personalities

The expressionist painter Fritz Schaefler b. on December 31, 1888 in Eschau / Spessart, died April 24, 1954 in Cologne, lived and worked from 1942 until his death in Remerscheid.

Economy and industry

  • Landhandel Buhl
  • Nor-Antik-Ofen (trade in Norwegian antique ovens)
  • Laying hen farm of the Kirschbaum Feed Company
  • Earthworks and civil engineering company A. Mertens
  • Lichtfieber eK Werbetechnik- & Designmanufaktur
  • "Zu den Vier Linden" (Greek restaurant in the town center)

leisure

Hiking trails run around Remerscheid. Forest and meadows characterize the natural village, its own spring supplies most of the residents. A restaurant with a bowling alley is available. The "Wallefeld" natural open-air swimming pool is located within walking distance of Remerscheid and is managed independently by the village community and operated as an association.

tradition

Forest festival in Remerscheid 2007

The youth of Remerscheid have been organizing egg singing on Pentecost Saturday for several generations . Eggs and money are collected for the Bethanien Children's Village in Lustheide and the youngsters are greeted with a small aperitif at each house.

Association

Bus and train connections

Public bus

Stops: Remerscheid and Breslauer Straße

  • 317 Gummersbach - Ründeroth (OVAG)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .