Steeger oak
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Steeger oak
City of Wuppertal
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 34 " N , 7 ° 5 ′ 43" E
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| Height : | approx. 220 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area code : | 0202 | |
Location of Steeger Eiche in Wuppertal |
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The location Steeger Eiche (also An der Steeger Eichen ) in the residential area of Schrödersbusch in the Wuppertal district of Vohwinkel goes back to an old court.
location
The Hofschaft is located in the east of the district, on a slope sloping to the north that ends in the lower northeast area on the banks of the Wupper . The monastery bush connects to the south .
Neighboring locations are Hammerstein , Schrödersbusch , Mühlenpfad , Frohental , Schieten and Boltenheide .
Etymology and history
The origin of the name Steeger Eiche is not exactly known. A connection with an oak and the surname or place name 'Steeg' can be assumed.
Steeger Eiche was mentioned as a dependent Kotten as early as 1677, one of the three estates from Unter vorm Steeg , with six hectares in the Stackenberger Busch.
On the 1824 map of Poyda, Steeger Eiche is recorded as 'Steigereich', later on a map from 1892/84 as 'Steegereiche'. On the topographic maps (TK25) from the 1960s as 'Steeger Eiche'.
Steeger Eiche belonged to the mayor's office of Sonnborn , separated from Haan in 1867 , which was transferred to the municipality of Vohwinkel in 1888, losing territory to Elberfeld .
In the municipality encyclopedia for the province of Rhineland from 1888 two houses with 21 inhabitants are given.
Today's street
The street Steeger Eiche is named after this location . It opens up the Hofschaft from the Mühlenpfad street.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names. Their origin and meaning. Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8 .
- ↑ Wilfried Heimes : The beginnings of the district Sonnborn in the Bergisches Land and their development. Cologne 1961 (Cologne, University, PhD thesis of December 14, 1961).
- ↑ Königliches Statistisches Bureau (Prussia) (Ed.): Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland Province, based on the materials of the census of December 1, 1885 and other official sources, (Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia, Volume XII), Berlin 1888.