Stone clipping
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Stone clipping
City of Bergisch Gladbach
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 12 ″ N , 7 ° 5 ′ 34 ″ E
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Location of Steinknippen in Bergisch Gladbach |
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Steinknippen is a district in the Paffrath district of Bergisch Gladbach .
history
The name Steinknippen is based on the old tub designation Am Steinklippen , which is recorded in the original cadastre southeast of Torringen in the area of today's street.
etymology
The defining word stone indicates the stony nature of the soil. The basic word knipp denotes a small elevation in the dialect along a path that soon falls away again. A nip can also be the highest point of a steep climb.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Andree Schulte, Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive, volume 3, and by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, ISBN 3-9804448-0-5 , p. 75
literature
- Anton Jux: The Bergisch Botenamt, the history of Bergisch Gladbach up to the Prussian era , published by the Culture Office of the City of Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach 1964