Silberkaule
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Silberkaule
City of Bergisch Gladbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 31 ″ N , 7 ° 12 ′ 49 ″ E
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Location of Silberkaule in Bergisch Gladbach |
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Silberkaule is a district in the Asselborn district of Bergisch Gladbach .
history
The name Silberkaule refers to an earlier mine that originally dug for silver. Numerous pings in the area still testify to an at least medieval mining , which can also be older. In the first half of the 19th century, the name Silberkaule was already used in the name of In der Silber Kaule . In 1905 there were three buildings with 17 residents.
Silberkauler Siefen
The Silberkauler Siefen also got its name from the former mining company with its water flowing into the Dürschbach .
Mining
Since 1853 mining has been intensive here. The mine has been called the Washington Pit since that time . The plant was closed in 1912 because supplies were exhausted.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Andree Schulte: Bergisch Gladbach City History in Street Names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach City Archives, Volume 3, and by the Bergisch Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, ISBN 3-9804448-0-5 , p. 215 f.