Sterzenbach (Reichshof)

Sterzenbach municipality Reichshof Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 50 ″ N , 7 ° 40 ′ 25 ″ E
Height :	300-330 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	256 (Jan. 1, 2007)
Postal code :	51580
Area code :	02296
	Location of Sterzenbach in Reichshof

Sterzenbach is one of the 106 localities of the Reichshof municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative district of Cologne in Germany .

Location and description

The place is located south of the Wiehltalsperre , the closest centers are Gummersbach (15 km northwest), Cologne (64 km west) and Siegen (39 km southeast).

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1467: "Pyfer Henne van Stertzenbach is one of the witnesses during a border inspection."

The spelling of the first mention was Stertzenbach .

Individual evidence

^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .

[1] Klaus Pampus: First documentary naming of Oberbergischer places (= contributions to Oberbergischen history. Sonderbd. 1). Oberbergische Department 1924 eV of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .