Selscheid

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selscheid
City of Plettenberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 47 ′ 45 ″  E
Height : 373  (340-520)  m
Residents : 179  (Sep 30, 2007)
Postal code : 58840
Area code : 02392
Selscheid (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Selscheid

Location of Selscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia
Aerial view of Selscheid
Aerial view of Selscheid

Selscheid is a district of the town of Plettenberg in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Selscheid lies in a saddle between the Sohlberge and the Hasenberge at an altitude of 370 m above sea level. The place is part of the Ebbegebirge Nature Park in the Sauerland .

Neighboring places

history

Selscheid is first mentioned in a document around 1350; the place consists of 4 farms. The counts of Arnsberg had the tithe over the Selscheid . In addition, there was a duty to pay taxes to the church in Plettenberg.

In 1919 the construction of the village school began. Lessons were held in Selscheid until 1966.

Since it was founded in 1931, the volunteer fire brigade has provided fire protection and general assistance.

Meaning of the place name

The main route has always led through a depression. The depression or passage is called sluice in the mhd . The part of the word Scheid is the mhd. Word for border or borderline .

Web links