Rossenbach (Morsbach)

Rossenbach municipality Morsbach Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 29 " N , 7 ° 42 ′ 25" E
Height :	293 m above sea level NN
Residents :	1 (Dec. 31, 2007)
Postal code :	51597
Area code :	02294

Rossenbach is a district of Morsbach in the Oberbergischer Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

In a rural, wooded area, Rossenbach is located at the southernmost tip of the Oberbergisches Kreis. The cities of Gummersbach (38 km), Siegen (35 km) and Cologne (75 km) can be reached in a few minutes by car.

Neighboring districts are Böcklingen in the north, Euelsloch in the northeast, Heide in the south and Hahn in the west.

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1575 , namely "Place in the map of A. Mercator "

The spelling of the first mention was Roßenbach .

swell

^ 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 .

[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 .