Stockberg (Bergisch Gladbach)

Stockberg City of Bergisch Gladbach Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 11 ″  N , 7 ° 13 ′ 51 ″  E
Location of Stockberg in Bergisch Gladbach
Stockberg

Stockberg is a district in the Bärbroich district of Bergisch Gladbach .

history

Stockberg is a single settlement northeast of Bärbroich with a narrow driveway on the way from Bärbroich to Oberselbach . The name is an oral field name that was entered in the street directory in 1962. The defining word stick has several meanings: It describes a tree stump or a coniferous forest that has sprouted from tree stumps. But it can also refer to a wayside shrine (= statue of a saint) or a border post.

Mining

In the vicinity of Stockberg, the Elisa mine was located in difficult to access terrain .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Andree Schulte: Bergisch Gladbach City History in Street Names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach City Archives, Volume 3, and by the Bergisch Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, p. 224 ISBN 3-9804448-0-5