Volperhausen

Volperhausen municipality Morsbach Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 13 ″  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 11 ″  E
Height :	190 m above sea level NN
Residents :	165  (Dec. 31, 2007)
Postal code :	51597
Area code :	02294

Volperhausen is a district of Morsbach in the Oberbergisches Kreis in southern North Rhine-Westphalia within the administrative district of Cologne .

Location and description

In a rural, wooded area, Volperhausen is located at the southernmost tip of the Oberbergischer Kreis. The cities of Gummersbach (38 km), Siegen (35 km) and Cologne (75 km) are nearby.

Neighboring districts are Katzenbach in the north, Steckelbach in the east, Volperhausen in the south and Steimelhagen in the west.

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1449 , namely “Symon v. Wolperhusen, who is later frequently attested as Vogt von Homburg, is the issuer of a bill of exchange from Else van Odenkusen and Styne van Rossenbach. "

The spelling of the first mention was Wolperhusen .

Attractions

• Volperhausen Castle

swell

1. ^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary mentions of Oberbergischer places (contributions to Oberbergischen history / special volume; 1). Bergischer Geschichtsverein, Gummersbach 1998, ISBN 3-88265-206-3 .