Wiedenhof
Wiedenhof was formerly the name for a parish seat. It was also called parish, church, parish or pastorate. The name could be proven until the 15th century and is derived from Widembhof (the courtyard dedicated to the church). A Wiedenhof served the pastor as a source of income and residence at the same time at a time when the clergy were not yet paid from church tax revenue or directly from the parishes. A house, a small farm with animal husbandry and often fishing and hunting opportunities belonged to the Wiedenhof. In many cities in Germany, the name "Wiedenhof" lives on as a historical hallway name, in district names or in street names.
Examples
In Alt-Remscheid there is a Wiedenhof between Erholstraße and Bankstraße, not far from the town church and in Lennep on Schwelmer Straße in front of Grunewald. In the south of Remscheid the old name “Wiedenhoffshöhe” is still known, which also suggests a former rectory here.
In Lüttringhausen there is a Wiedenhof between Remscheider Strasse and Elbersstrasse. The ensemble with three buildings is even an independent street in terms of postage. In the neighborhood of the old Löwen pharmacy there was a second, called “Froweinshof” in addition to the “lower” Wiedenhof, because the lords of Bottlenberg appointed a vicar in addition to the pastor who used this agricultural property for his livelihood. The terms “first” and “second preacher” then became established for the two pastors. A source arm of the Lüttringhauser Bach flowed below the Wiedenhof until around 1945, so that the pastors could catch fresh trout here. The two properties were known locally as "Oberstes Wiedenhofsfeld" and "Unterstes Wiedenhofsfeld".
There are further examples in various German places where “Wiedenhof” is partly a district, for example in Waldbröhl, Bergisch Neukirchen, Wülfrath and Windeck. (See also disambiguation page ).
The Remscheid home researcher Gustav Hermann Halbach used the Low German word “Wiedenhoff” in his “Bergisches Sprachschatz”.
literature
- Hans Kadereit: Where there is still celebrations, reels and delights , a historical illustrated book Lüttringhausen, RGA-Buchverlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-940491-07-7
- Gustav Hermann Halbach: Bergischer Sprachschatz . Folklore Low German Dictionary, Remscheider Platt in High German - With linguistic discussions and explanations, description of dialect expressions and terms. Bergischer Geschichtsverein eV, Remscheid Department, Remscheid Cultural Office, 1951, new edition 1975