Weißenportz

Weißenportz Much parish Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 1 ″  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 27 ″  E
Height :	260 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	125
Postal code :	53804
Area code :	02245
Location of Weißenportz in Much

Weißenportz is a district of the municipality of Much .

location

To the northeast of Weißenportz is Eigen , to the southwest of Nackhausen . The place is on Landesstraße 318 .

history

Originally the place consisted of the three farms Saamen , Merten j. Fielenbach and Hoffmann .

In 1901 the homestead had 21 residents. The families Stellmacher Joh. Hoffmann, Ackerin widow Peter Hoffmann, Ackerer Joh. Josef Merten, Ackerer Baptist Röger and Ackerer Peter Josef Saamen lived here.

During the Second World War, Hof Hoffmann was completely destroyed by aerial bombs in 1943, and six people died, including a French prisoner of war. At the end of the Second World War , the anti-aircraft battery in Broich shot down an enemy fighter-bomber that crashed between Weißenportz and Eigen.

In 1960 the place consisted of seven houses with 28 inhabitants.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Resident directory Siegkreis 1901
2. ↑ Village page ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.