Stachelau

Stachelau City of Olpe Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 19 ″  N , 7 ° 53 ′ 33 ″  E
Height :	358 m
Residents :	474  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Postal code :	57462
Area code :	02761

Stachelau is a district of the district town of Olpe with 474 inhabitants.

geography

The place is east of Olpe, directly on the federal highway 54 . This is where the three valleys of Altenkleusheim , Neuenkleusheim and Rehringhausen meet.

history

The name Stachelau can be derived as follows: Stachel (probably a family name) and Au (wide, water-rich meadow). Stachelau means, for example, Stachel's meadow .

Stachelau was first mentioned in 1383 by the pastor of Helden . The Stachelauer Hütte was of great importance for the place .

societies

• MGV Stachelau

Others

Stachelau is recognized musically in the song Sauerland by the band Zoff . The song says: "The wild boar is raging in Stachelau, all the farmers from Krombach come here , and after the party everyone beats each other up, so one is looking forward to it all year round."

Individual evidence

1. ^ City of Olpe: residents by district , accessed on May 21, 2020.