Wilhelm Breidenbach

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Wilhelm Breidenbach (born January 8, 1859 in Lindlar ; † February 27, 1934 there ) was a German homeland researcher.

Life

Born on January 8, 1859, as the son of the married couple Heinrich Breidenbach and Hubertine Goldstraß in Lindlar, he attended elementary school here. At the age of 11 he lost his father, a master stone mason. At the age of 17, Bessenich began working for a notary in Cologne. During these years he taught himself Latin, English and French. Even then, he had a keen interest in his homeland.

A short time later he moved back to Lindlar to work again for a notary. When he was transferred to Bergisch Gladbach, he refused to move there despite the offer to work as first secretary. The sentence “I would like to be better nowhere than in my home village; I could kiss the soil of my homeland. ”put in his mouth, it certainly reflects his relationship with Lindlar.

He soon became an arbitrator, rendant of the Lindlar local health insurance fund and the church fund. The latter task gave him access to the church archives of the parish church, which he organized in the following years. In 1910 he was appointed municipal dean.

Most of all his homeland research makes him unforgettable in Lindlar. He was universally gifted not only with regard to the Bergische history, but also with regard to the local botany and geology. He often took school classes on hikes. By 1920 he made countless contributions to the monthly publications of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein .

After illness had tied him to bed for many years, he died on February 27, 1934 in his house Auf dem Korb , today's house in Gronewald .

In order to honor Wilhelm Breidenbach's high merits for Lindlar local history research, a street in the area in the west of Lindlar, which was previously only accessible by few field paths and where Breidenbach liked to go for walks, was named Wilhelm-Breidenbach-Weg according to a council resolution of July 14, 1960 .