Tyrol (Leichlingen)

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Tyrol
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 18 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 58 ″  E
Height : 146 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 42799
Tyrol (Leichlingen (Rhineland))
Tyrol

Location of Tirol in Leichlingen (Rhineland)

Tyrol is a residential area in Leichlingen (Rhineland) in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis.

Location and description

Tyrol is located southwest of Witzhelden on a low ridge above the confluence of the Liesendahl Bach and the Wersbach , which forms the city limits to Burscheid . Neighboring towns in Leichlingen's urban area are Windfoche , Eichen , Wilhelmstal , Krabbenhäuschen and Wersbach . Beyond the Wersbach in the Burscheider urban area are Dohm , Blasberg , Paffenlöh , Ober- and Unterwietsche . Came off Wiedenbach .

history

The place was created in 1919, when a Martin Rombach built a house for himself in what is still remote today. The area around the residential area was known colloquially as Switzerland even before the settlement was founded due to its ridges and incised valleys . Rombach was inspired by this name, but decided on the equally romanticizing name of Tyrol , which was officially recognized as the official name of the community of Witzhelden at his request.

In 1928 the property was purchased by Fritz Schwartz and his wife Martha as a retirement home, who lived there until 1960. Fritz Schwartz was the personal driver of Kaiser Wilhelm II until his abdication in 1919 .

On January 1, 1975, the municipality of Witzhelden was incorporated with Tyrol in Leichlingen.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tirol at www.witzhelden-web.de. Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 298 .