Richtershof

Richtershof City of Leichlingen (Rhineland) Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 45 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 10 ″  E
Height :	204 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	42799
Location of Richtershof in Leichlingen (Rhineland)

Richtershof is a court in the town of Leichlingen (Rhineland) in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis .

Location and description

Richtershof is located on the L294 state road on the southwestern outskirts of Witzhelden in the area of Krähwinkel on a ridge between the valleys of the Wersbach and the Weltersbach , which is also called the Krähwinkeler Bach in the upper reaches. The Windfocher Bach , a tributary of the Wersbach, rises south of the village . Neighboring towns are Witzhelden and Krähwinkel Wilhelmstal , Neukrähwinkel , Windfoche , Tirol , Krabbenhäuschen , Schneppenpohl , Metzholz , Sieferhof , Bechhausen , Dorffeld , Wersbach and Eichen .

history

The topographical survey of the Rhineland from 1824 shows the courtyard unlabeled, the Prussian first photo from 1844 recorded the place as Beckershaus . Windfoche initially belonged to the places of the parish Witzhelden in the mayor's office of Burscheid . Due to the municipal code for the Rhine Province, the parish of Witzhelden received the status of a municipality in 1845, left the Burscheid mayor and formed its own municipality and mayor's office from 1850 .

A water tower stood at Richtershof from the first third of the 20th century until the 1970s . On January 1, 1975, the community of Witzhelden was incorporated with Richtershof in Leichlingen.

Individual evidence

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. 298 .