Schalenbach

Schalenbach municipality Reichshof Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 37 " N , 7 ° 40 ′ 42" E
Height :	372 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	64 (Jan 1, 2006)
Postal code :	51580
Area code :	02296
	Location of Schalenbach in Reichshof

Schalenbach is one of 107 localities in the Reichshof municipality in the Oberbergisches Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany . Schalenbach and Heseln form a double village .

Location and description

Schalenbach is located south of the Wiehltalsperre , the closest centers are Gummersbach (29 km northwest), Cologne (67 km west) and Siegen (40 km southeast).

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1487 , namely “Johan van Schallenbach is in the loan list for Duke Wilhelm III. performed by Berg . "

The spelling of the first mention was Schallenbach .

Located in the basin of the Schalenbach. In the Middle Ages, the double village was far away from the trade routes and was only connected to the road network very late. Around 1713 the judge Arnold Schallenbach of the Windeck office lived in the village .

Individual evidence

^ 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 .