Steufelsberg
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Steufelsberg
City of Bergisch Gladbach
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 30 ″ N , 7 ° 8 ′ 27 ″ E
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Location of Steufelsberg in Bergisch Gladbach |
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Steufelsberg is a district in the city center of Bergisch Gladbach .
history
The name Steufelsberg takes up an old field and settlement name that was first mentioned in 1595 in the form of Stöffelsberg . The estate on Steufelsberg comprised around five acres of land around 1750 and developed into a small hamlet with 21 residents by 1858 .
etymology
The meaning of the field name remains largely unclear. The defining word could go back to the dialectic short form of the first name Christophorus Stoffel . It is possible that Steufel could etymologically also be related to the Middle High German stouf and accordingly designate an elevation or a towering rock.
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, p. 152 f., ISBN 3-9804448-0-5
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