Wilnsdorf
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Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ N , 8 ° 6 ′ E |
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| State : | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Administrative region : | Arnsberg | |
| Circle : | Siegen-Wittgenstein | |
| Height : | 380 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 72.04 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 20,086 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 279 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 57234 | |
| Primaries : | 02739, 02737, 0271 | |
| License plate : | SI, BLB | |
| Community key : | 05 9 70 044 | |
| LOCODE : | DE WNR | |
| Community structure: | 11 districts | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Marktplatz 1 57234 Wilnsdorf |
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| Mayoress : | Christa Schuppler (independent) | |
| Location of the municipality of Wilnsdorf in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district | ||
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Wilnsdorf is a municipality in the Region of Arnsberg belonging Siegen-Wittgenstein in the country North Rhine-Westphalia . It was created in 1969 due to the municipal regional reform from the seven municipalities of the Wilnsdorf office and four municipalities of the Netphen office . Today there are 20,512 inhabitants in the community of Wilnsdorf; the core town of Wilnsdorf is the center with 3,286 residents. It is the largest municipality and the fourth largest municipality in the district after Siegen (102,355 inhabitants), Kreuztal (31,500 inhabitants) and Netphen (23,393 inhabitants).
Wilnsdorf was first mentioned in 1185 under the name Willelmesdorf and in 1461 it was the second largest municipality in the Siegerland with 150 inhabitants. Until 1600 the place was the seat of the Lords of Wilnsdorf , who lived in Wilnsdorf Castle until 1233 . This was destroyed in the heretic court by Konrad von Marburg . The Evangelical Church stands on its foundations.
Since 1967 the community has been connected to the Autobahn 45 , called Sauerlandlinie , with its own junction. Since then, the number of jobs and the number of residents has risen sharply. The population has been declining for several years.
geography
Geographical location
Wilnsdorf is located in the southern foothills of the Rothaargebirge about nine kilometers (as the crow flies ) southeast of Siegen . The landscape in the southern Siegerland is characterized by coniferous forests as Hauberg and by agriculture, mostly as meadow cultivation, as large-scale agriculture is not worthwhile due to the rocky subsoil and the sometimes quite steep slopes. The municipality is divided into several valley sections by historical development. The valley of the white forms the largest part, which extends from the southeast to the north and northwest of the area. Wilnsdorf itself is located in the Heckenbachtal , which extends south of the Weißtal from the south to the west of the municipality. The Wildebach Valley is in the southwest corner .
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With the exception of Niederdielfen, Oberdielfen and Wilgersdorf ( Wilnsdorf Office ), the Wilnsdorf villages in the Weißtal belonged to the Netphen office until 1969 . The Weiß rises south of the Wilgersdorf district at an altitude of 493 m . To the northeast of Wilgersdorf lies Gernsdorf in the Bichelbachtal, a side valley of the Weiß, the easternmost district of Wilnsdorf. In Rudersdorf, west of Gernsdorf, the Bichelbach flows into the Weiß. The places are at an altitude between 330 and 470 m . South of Wilgersdorf, the Kalteiche is the watershed between the Weißes in the north and northeast, the Eisernbach or Heckenbach in the northwest and west and the Wildebach in the southwest. With a height of 579.3 m, the mountain is the highest point in the municipality. The ridge of the Kalteiche with the Tiefenrother Höhe ( 552.3 m ) forms the southern and southeastern municipal boundary and at the same time the state border between Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. To the northeast, the Haincher Höhe (up to 606 m ) joins the ridge . In the further course of the Weißtal lie Anzhausen and to the west of it Flammersbach. The latter is mostly located in the Flammersbachtal north of the Weiß and is the northernmost district of Wilnsdorf. The Hundsberg ( 384.8 m ), the Hohe Roth ( 484 m ), the Haferhain ( 503.5 m ) and the Pfarrbergskopf ( 512.9 m ) limit the municipality to the north. Niederdielfen is located southwest of Flammersbach, where the Dielfe joins the Weiß. The Dielfe rises at the foot of the Höhwäldchen between Oberdielfen and Wilnsdorf and flows north through Oberdielfen towards Niederdielfen. At about 275 m above sea level, the lowest point in the municipality, the Weiß leaves the municipality of Wilnsdorf at the end of the village northwest of Niederdielfen and flows into the Sieg in Siegen-Mitte . Mountains south of the Weiß and to the right and left of the Dielfe are the Bösenberg with 388.1 m or the Harborn with 417.6 m .
The Heckenbach rises at an altitude of about 468 m southeast of Wilnsdorf on the 497.4 m high Kalteiche foothills Rinsberg between the Kalteiche and the village of Wilnsdorf and flows northwest through Wilnsdorf. The second place in the Heckenbachtal is Rinsdorf, the westernmost district. The Heckenbach leaves Wilnsdorf municipality at an altitude of about 289 m and is called Eisernbach from the village onwards . The Obersdorf, the longest tributary of the Eisernbach, flows into Eisern . It rises near the village of the same name, which extends from the end of the Obersdorf valley together with Rödgen up to the height between Dielfen and Obersdorf. Large parts of the Heckenbach valley were renatured by 2010. Mountains in this area are the Hemmersberg with a height of 466.8 m on the border with Wilgersdorf, the Elkersberg ( 443.5 m ) and the ridge leading to the Großer Rausche . They form the border to the Wildebachtal in the south. The 430 m high Astenberg borders the Dielfetal to the north. The ridge around Homberg and Kneling forms the western border of the municipality. To the north-east of it lies the Grimberg , which forms part of the border with Kaan-Marienborn .
The Wildebach rises west of the Kalteiche, only half a kilometer from the southern municipal boundary. Its largest tributary, the Wiebelhäuser Bach , rises south of the Kalteiche and flows partly on Gilsbacher and Würgendorf local area. The Wildebach valley stretches first to the north and then to the west. The Wildebach leaves the municipality at an altitude of 297 m in the southwest corner of the municipality in the direction of Salchendorf and Neunkirchen . The valley is bordered to the north by the Elkersberg and the subsequent mountain ridge up to the Kleiner Rausche on the border with Salchendorf. In the south, the Bautenberg and the ridge of the Rassberg form the municipal boundary to Burbach, in the direction of Heckenbach the Wildenberg is the border. On the ridge Kalteiche closes southwest The Hoh with up to 598 m height at Burbach on which the link from the Rothaargebirge in the north to Westerwald is in the south.
The district of Wilnsdorf is 11.43 square kilometers and after Wilgersdorf with 11.54 square kilometers the second largest in the community. It stretches from the south of the municipality on the border with the municipality of Burbach to Anzhausen in the northern part and has its greatest extension with 6.35 kilometers from south to north and 4.35 kilometers from west to east. The district boundary is 22.65 kilometers long and borders the neighboring towns of Wilgersdorf with 5.31 kilometers, Wilden with 4.31 kilometers, Oberdielfen with 3.06 kilometers, Rinsdorf with 1.87 kilometers, Rudersdorf with 2.92 kilometers, Anzhausen with 0.72 kilometers, Gilsbach with 1.83 kilometers and Würgendorf with 1.07 kilometers and the Lahn-Dill district with 1.56 kilometers. In the southern part of the district, which bends to the east and lies there south of Wilgersdorf, are the Wildenberg and the massif of the Kalteiche with Löhrsberg and Rinsberg, the latter partly on the Wilgersdorf district. Between the village and the border to Wilgersdorf, in the northern part of the district, is the Hohenroth mountain, to the north of which are the heights of the Höhwäldchen. The highest point in the district is the Kalteiche with a height of 579.9 m , the lowest is the border point in the Heckenbachtal towards Rinsdorf with 327 m . The mean height is just under 420 m above sea level. NN . The built-up area of Wilnsdorf itself is at an altitude of between 350 and 420 m .
geology
Wilnsdorf is located in the foothills of the Rothaargebirge as part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains in the so-called Siegener Saddle . The mountains in the Siegerland consist of different types of slate, greywacke and partly basalt (e.g. on the Astenberg ). To the south-west, the mountain ranges of the Westerwald partially join.
Expansion of the municipal area
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The municipality of Wilnsdorf extends in the northwest to the Grimberg northwest of Niederdielfen. It stretches there east over the heights north of Flammersbach and Anzhausen. The border between Anzhausen and Rudersdorf runs at a point in the direction of Wilnsdorf. In the northeast, the border runs over the height that separates the Werthenbachtal from the Weißtal, to the extreme east of the municipality and from there, together with the border of the state, to the southwest over the Tiefenrother Höhe to south of the Kalteiche and from there to the west . It cuts the valley of the Wiebelhäuser Bach several times and then runs over Bautenberg and through the Wildebachtal over the height of the Rausche . From there it cuts the Heckenbachtal and the valleys of Obersdorfbach and Leimbach and runs back to Niederdielfen via the former garbage dump in Fludersbachtal and the Grimberg .
The total area of the municipality is 72.07 square kilometers. Almost 59% of this is forest, 5 percentage points less than the district average. At just under 22.5%, the agriculturally used area is almost 4 percentage points more than the district average. The built-up areas and traffic areas are 9.2% and 8.1%, respectively, larger than the average in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district (7.9% and 6.4%).
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities or towns of Wilnsdorf in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district are Siegen in the west and northwest, Netphen in the north and northeast, Burbach in the south and Neunkirchen in the southwest. Haiger from the Hessian Lahn-Dill district is located southeast of the municipality.
Community structure
Wilnsdorf is divided into eleven districts:
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climate
The climate in the municipality is mainly determined by south-westerly to westerly winds and the altitude in the foothills of the Rothaargebirge. Frequent heavy cloud cover results in high amounts of precipitation and very low temperatures, which are typical for the Siegerland. The precipitation is around 1000 millimeters on the heights of the cold ponds and measured 912 millimeters per year in the local area. In the period from 1881 to 1930, an average annual temperature of 7.1 ° C was measured. In the winter of 1929 a cold spell with temperatures as low as -25 ° C reached the place.
Nature reserves
The municipality of Wilnsdorf has five nature reserves (NSG):
- NSG Gernsdorfer Weidekämpe (102.1 ha) near Gernsdorf, since September 27, 1989. The area is located at the end of the Bichelbach valley and on a side stream flowing from south to north on the border with Irmgarteichen. The area was placed under protection to preserve an agriculturally extensively used Muldental valley as a habitat for many partly endangered animal and plant species and communities.
- NSG Weißbachtal (79.01 ha) between Wilgersdorf and Rudersdorf, since February 17, 1988. The protected area covers a large part of the Weißtal valley between Wilgersdorf and Rudersdorf, which is not intersected by any major road at this point. The area has been laid out to protect endangered plant and animal species on poor hay meadows / pastures and wet grassland areas.
- NSG Wildebachtal (20.58 ha) between Wilden and Salchendorf, since September 18, 1990. The area is located in the Wildebachtal, borders on Wilden and is mostly in the Salchendorfer area. The wild part is just under 5 hectares. The reserve was created in order to protect and preserve the typical plant and animal species of an agriculturally extensively used valley, for example rush, rush and marsh marigold meadows.
- NSG Oberes Langenbachtal (17.73 ha) near Rudersdorf, since February 17, 1988. The area is located southeast of Rudersdorf and south of the Bichelbach in a small side valley. In the protected area there is an alder, ash and softwood alluvial forest that is worth protecting, and the flora and fauna in the forest and in the grassland areas are also worth protecting.
- NSG Former New Hope mine (3.93 ha) between Wilnsdorf and Wilgersdorf, since June 1, 1968. The nature reserve consists largely of the site of the former mine. It consists of an approx. 2.8 hectare wooded area and an approx. 1.2 hectare dump area of the former pit. The area creates the habitat for numerous drought and warmth-loving animal species and is home to a large number of plants to be protected.
history
colonization
The Wilnsdorf area was first settled in the Latène period. Various archaeological finds and smelting sites from the time around the birth of Christ bear witness to the Celts, other finds from smelting and the iron industry in the Middle Ages between the 10th and 13th centuries. The final settlement in the local area took place in the "Franconian expansion period" between 800 and 950 AD.
The place Wilnsdorf was first mentioned in a document on October 24, 1185 under the name Willelmesdorf . A "Hermannus de Willelmesdorf" is in the certificate as a witness at a foundation of King Henry VI. called. In addition, the name Wielandisdorf has been handed down, which is based on the legend that the legendary blacksmith Wieland is said to have lived near the town . In the course of time the place name Wilnsdorf has developed further, there were numerous different spellings until 1542 the current spelling Wilnsdorf was mentioned for the first time. The most frequently mentioned were Willandisdorf between 1257 and 1340 and Wilnstorff between 1451 and 1636. In 1728 the place Weiland was called 6th Dorff because a scribe interpreted the s in Weilandsdorf as the number 6 .
In the Wilnsdorf district there were several farms and settlements outside the actual place. The largest courtyard was the Dückerhof . It was first mentioned in a document in 1563, but it is assumed in the local literature that it belonged to the farms mentioned in documents from 1340 and 1479. Other farms were:
- Hof Einsiedel , first mentioned in 1579
- Wildehof , probably died in the 14th or 15th century.
- Keppelhof , first mentioned in 1249/1277
- Donnershof , first mention of a farm in 1479. The farm's goods were mentioned as early as 1339; the name has been known since the death of Dietrich Donner von Lahrheim in 1501.
- A mill in Wilnsdorf was mentioned as early as 1349 .
As in the rest of Siegerland , mining and iron smelting go back a long way. The first mine in the area of today's municipality or the former office, the Ratzenscheid silver mine between Wilnsdorf and Wilden, the later state crown , was first mentioned in 1298. It was in operation until 1900 and initially mined silver for King Adolf of Nassau . The upper tunnel , which was filled in when the motorway was built , also dates from this time . Until 1777/78 old heaps were evidence of medieval mining, but their material was used for road construction. In 1489 the mine was muted again and was named To our dear women .
The Lords of Wilnsdorf and their castle
In 1185 the Knights of Kolbe, who had their seat in Wilnsdorf between the end of the 12th and mid-17th centuries, were first mentioned. During this time you were the governors of the princes of Nassau-Siegen in large parts of the Siegerland. This long-established family was already counted as "the ingrained Siegen nobility" at the time of the Nassau historical researcher Arnoldi . It is said that they emerged from the families living there and that they had a very great influence in the Siegerland as early as the 13th century, which was even greater than that of the lords of Holdinghausen or Hees. Friedrich Philippi said, however, that the Lords of Wilnsdorf came from Schmallenberg in the Sauerland and were descended from the local family named Colve , which was documented in the 11th century . The nickname Kolbe in connection with Wilnsdorf was first mentioned in a document from 1277 . However, this did not occur, as Philippi said, with the Lords of Wilnsdorf, but with their relatives, called Kolbe , from whom, according to a document, a Hermann von Wilnsdorf is said to have bought goods in Holdinghausen. Since 1309 the nickname Kolbe has also been used for the Wilnsdorf gentlemen. In a document dated September 29, 1467, the Lords of Wilnsdorf officially used the name Pistons of Wilnsdorf . From treasury registers from 1542 it can be deduced that the Lords of Wilnsdorf were the sole landlords of large parts of the Siegerland. This contradicts the theory of the immigration of the Wilnsdorfer, since an immigrant could not be the sole landlord.
The Lords of Wilnsdorf owned a castle in Wilnsdorf until the 13th century . From here the entire upper Heckenbach valley could be overlooked. Measurements around the current church, which was built on the foundation walls of the castle terrace, and the moats that were still visible for a long time suggest that the castle grounds cover almost 1.2 hectares. In the first half of the year 1233, Konrad von Marburg had the castle and the village of Wilnsdorf completely destroyed in the heretic court because of inquisition offenses. According to floor plans from the 18th century and a small church described there, this could already have existed before the fire and thus not have been destroyed in 1233. In 1968 and 1969, in addition to the Protestant church, which has stood on the grounds of the former castle since 1913, excavations were carried out with the participation of the community of Wilnsdorf and the Protestant parish. Clues to the history of the castle were found. In addition to Burgstrasse and Kolbestrasse , the name Im Graben reminds of the former expansion of the castle. Parts of the moat could still be seen until the 1950s. Remains of the wall were still visible in 1865 and had disappeared 90 years later. Today there are only remains of a moat behind the house at Mainzer Strasse 14, formerly Mainzer Strasse 5.
After the castle was destroyed, the Lords of Wilnsdorf built a new residence on the slope of the Astenberg between the roads to Eisern and Rödgen. They lived there until the death of their last offspring. As early as 1566, Wilnsdorf again consisted of 40 farms, which was a place of considerable size.
In the year 1311 a church, which was presumably donated by the Wilnsdorf lords, was mentioned in a foundation of Philippus von Wilnsdorf, and in 1444 a pastor in Wilnsdorf was mentioned for the first time. At that time Wilnsdorf was not yet an independent parish, it only became a parish later. A document from March 4, 1328 shows Rödgen as a parish.
The influence of the Wilnsdorf gender and its end
The property, which also originated from the silver mining below the Kalteiche, mentioned for the first time in 1298, and the close connections to the Hessian nobility and the extensive property in the northern Siegerland testify to the influence of the Wilnsdorf lords. They owned the patronage of the churches in Ferndorf , Wilnsdorf, Rödgen, Haiger, Frohnhausen, Dresselnorf, Burbach and Neunkirchen. Until 1333 the Wilnsdorf family were still independent neighbors of the Nassau counts. This changed when, in a document dated December 7, 1339, the four brothers in Wilnsdorf confessed to "their Lord Count Heinrich " of Nassau. The influence of the Lords of Wilnsdorf had already decreased significantly at that time, but that of the House of Nassau increased steadily.
In 1340 the lords of Wilnsdorf became Nassau feudal lords . Due to the frequent division of inheritance among the numerous descendants, some of whom left their homeland, the property gradually split up. Land and goods fell into the hands of others and the Wilnsdorf residents did not have the financial means to prevent this. The income became significantly less and considerable debts accumulated. Numerous documents after 1340 prove the sale of family property to pay off debts. The influence of the Knights of Wilnsdorf decreased with it. In addition to the difficult financial situation, there were obligations to the Nassau counts to fight in the event of war, to deliver small treasures and to remain loyal. In 1626, Junker Johann von Wilnsdorf, the last heir and with it the family of the lords of Wilnsdorf, died.
Reformation and denomination change
In 1530 the Reformation began to have an impact in the Siegerland; Count Wilhelm the Rich of Nassau-Dillenburg introduced them after hearing Luther in Worms in 1521. Wilnsdorf was Lutheran at first, later the Reformed creed prevailed. The first Protestant pastor was Heinrich Naurath, he died in 1539. After the death of the second pastor and the move of the Rödger pastor to Wilnsdorf in 1575 the two parishes were merged. This association no longer existed at the beginning and in the middle of the 17th century. Shortly before 1595, Wilgersdorf must have been repared from Haiger to Wilnsdorf, as the first Wilgersdorf children were baptized in Wilnsdorf that year. In 1626 Wilnsdorf became Catholic again, the Reformed pastors were relieved of their office by order of Johann the Younger at Nassau-Siegen. From 1632 to 1651 there were several changes of denomination. The parishes of Wilnsdorf and Rödgen were reunited. The Protestant parish became the double parish Rödgen-Wilnsdorf , the Catholic one to Wilnsdorf-Rödgen . Troubled years followed, during which there was repeated friction between the Catholic and Protestant pastors. The friction was not without consequences, frequent changes of pastor after only a few months were not uncommon on both sides.
In 1711, Hyacinth was again admitted to the government, he passed laws to suppress the evangelical subjects. Fines and higher taxes were imposed, and Protestant teachers and pastors were asked to resign. On June 9, 1712, subjects complained to the emperor, who at the beginning of 1713 addressed a serious warning to Hyacinth. 1720 the prince by Emperor Karl VI. completely switched off and the suppression canceled. Hyazinth moved to Spain a year later. But as early as 1724, the Nassau princely administration issued an ordinance to restore the religious relationships "to their previous state". The Protestant schoolmasters were expelled, the Protestant population was forced to pay the new Catholic teachers. The denominational relationships were clear: in Wilnsdorf alone there were 33 Reformed and only 14 Catholic houses, in Wilgersdorf 32 Reformed and only 5 Catholic houses. It was similar in the parish of Rödgen. The reformed Prince Wilhelm IV of Nassau-Orange reunited the three-part Siegerland in 1742 and did not make strict use of his right to determine the religion of his subjects. This time, however, the Catholics felt more likely than the oppressed. Between 1750 and 1800 the Catholic pastor changed 15 times.
Boundary demarcation and border disputes
After his death (1290) in 1301, Otto I's three sons divided the Siegerland into the lines of Nassau-Hadamar , Nassau-Dillenburg and Nassau-Siegen . This was the first time that the border between Wilnsdorf and neighboring Haiger was created across the Kalteiche. The five sons of John VI. divided the Siegerland 1606 on the five lines Diez, Hadamar, Beilstein, Dillenburg and Siegen. In a further division, Johann the Younger received the office of Netphen and the parishes of Rödgen and Wilnsdorf and, through an addendum of January 26, 1623, the villages of Kaan, Bürbach, Volnsberg, Weidenau and Eiserfeld. This division resulted in the later name Johannland .
After the country had been divided and the borders established, a dispute arose in the following years about the exact course of the border between southern Nassau-Siegen and the neighboring Freie Grund, in which the dual power of Nassau-Dillenburg and Sayn ruled. A border crossing through Nassau-Dillenburg and Sayn in 1579 around the Freie Grund named the border points Wiebelhausen , Weißenberg and Löhrsberg in the Wilnsdorf area . Nassau-Dillenburg / Sayn did not recognize a border crossing of the Siegen office in Nassau-Siegen in 1597, where the Wildebach was specified as the border. In 1610 the border crossings from Nassau-Siegen were repeated, the border ran along the Wildebach and west of the Elkersberg to the heights. This separated the Oberwilden from the Mittel- and Unterwilden. A compromise proposal by the Siegen family to average the limit was not accepted. One reason to determine the border after the Dillenburg border inspection in 1579 was the apparently old right of the Wilden residents to graze their cattle on the Wildenberg and Elkersberg. After the last border inspection in 1622, the border ran over the Pfannenberg , the Höhenweg to Rinsdorfer Höhe (today's Rausche ), the Wildener Höhe, the Helschberg, the Rotscheid ("Ratzenscheid") to the Weißenberg, Löhrsberg and to Wiebelhausen. In this section it is still the boundary between the districts of Wilden and Rinsdorf or Wilnsdorf.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Siegerland sank into hardship and misery. Wilhelm Hyazinth spent far more money than his father and more than the Princely House received. The population could not afford the high taxes. When the financial worries became overwhelming, in 1703 he pledged Wilnsdorf and Wilgersdorf to the two Frankfurt bankers Johann Martin de Roon and Johann Wolfgang Schönemann. Only on January 30, 1755, Prince Wilhelm V of Oranien Wilnsdorf and Wilgersdorf canceled the debt.
In 1624 the Wilnsdorf church was extended on the old foundation walls of the castle. In 1700 and 1701 the dilapidated tower of the church was torn down and replaced with a new one. Since then, there is evidence of a clock on a church in Wilnsdorf. At the same time the church was renovated. After the parish church of St. Johannes Baptist was built in Rödgen between 1779 and 1781 , and a Catholic part was added almost seven years later, a new building was also sought in Wilnsdorf. The church was demolished on May 22, 1789. It was followed by a new, simultaneously used church, which took two years to build. It was consecrated on September 4, 1791.
Since Wilnsdorf was at the fork of two large roads and there were steep gradients to be overcome towards the boundaries of the district, the demand from carters and travelers for hostels and stables for horses increased. This brought income opportunities especially for landlords , blacksmiths and wagons . Around 1800 there was still its own brewery in town, after all the hostels had brewed their own beer for centuries. From 1777 to 1780 the local roads with the basalt deposits on the Kalteiche, of which nothing is left today, were generously expanded.
The battle of the Kalteiche and Prussia
During the coalition wars on July 4, 1796, French and Austrian troops clashed in the Battle of the Kalteiche . The French, who two days earlier were able to push the Austrians back to Rödgen, received the order to move towards Dillenburg. The battle brought considerable disadvantages for Wilnsdorf and other villages on the Kalteiche, as the citizens had to provide food for the troops. After the battle of the Kalteiche, the citizens of the surrounding towns had to bury hundreds of dead, care for the wounded and suffer looting by the troops. The French achieved victory under Jourdan's leadership . In 1806, Wilnsdorf, like the rest of the Siegerland, became part of the Grand Duchy of Berg . In addition to the general rise in prices, the so-called French period brought not only negative things; the freedom of trade was introduced, compulsory labor was abolished. In Wilnsdorf the Maire Wilnsdorf was formed for the places of the parishes Rödgen and Wilnsdorf, predecessor of the later mayorship.
From 1813, several units of the German resistance against the French moved through the town. Their accommodation and food was in turn a great burden for the Wilnsdorf population. In May 1815, the Congress of Vienna allocated Wilnsdorf and the rest of the Siegerland to the Kingdom of Prussia , but a short time later it came to the Duchy of Nassau with a few other places . However, complaints from the Siegerländer achieved the return of the territories to Prussia on October 19, 1816. On June 1, 1817, Wilnsdorf was assigned to the Arnsberg administrative district.
In 1816 a customs house was built on the edge of the Kalteiche, as the border with Nassau ran along the mountain. The main customs office on the border between Prussia and Nassau was located in Wilnsdorf until 1835. The office included five secondary customs offices, first class ( Burbach , Laasphe , Hallenberg , Medebach and Giershagen ) and 17 secondary customs offices, eight of which were in Siegerland ( Wiederstein , Lippe , Oberdresselnorf , Holzhausen , Würgendorf , Wilgersdorf , Gernsdorf and Irmgarteichen ). In the newly formed (rural) district of Siegen , the mayor's office of Wilnsdorf was established with the seven communities Eisern , Obersdorf , Rinsdorf , Wilgersdorf, Wilnsdorf, Nieder- and Oberdielfen . Due to the Prussian rural community order for the province of Westphalia in 1841, the mayor's offices were replaced by offices. In 1844 the Wilnsdorf office was created as a replacement for the mayor's office or Mairie Wilnsdorf as a municipal association. In 1895 the community of Wilden , which until then belonged to the Burbach district , was assigned to the Wilnsdorf district.
The Trupbacher Johann Heinrich Weißgerber returned in 1829 by Duesseltal back on the Rhine, where he with circles of the revival movement had come into contact. In the following years he held Christian lessons in the surrounding towns, including Wilnsdorf, aroused growing enthusiasm in the localities and, in 1834, due to differences of opinion, led to the division of community life in Siegerland. Weißgerber was most popular in the parish of Rödgen-Wilnsdorf, where regular meetings took place in Eisern and Rinsdorf. The rest of the population and the church representatives, however, did not respond well, which is why Weissgerber stopped his work in 1854 and only resumed after the introduction of the right of assembly. Since 1900 each village in the parish had its own clubhouse for meetings.
Developments from the 19th century
Wilnsdorf grew steadily in the 19th century. New houses were constantly being built, especially on the main road to the north and south. The majority of the population lived from agriculture and handicrafts, while mining in Wilnsdorf was of exceptionally little importance for the Siegerland, which was known for it; In 1813 only eight miners lived in Wilnsdorf. This corresponded to around 10% of households, while slightly more than a third (38%) lived from agriculture and 16% from handicrafts. Apart from two rectories and the school there were no representative houses. The appearance of the town changed with the construction of the Romanesque Catholic church from 1889 to 1891, the tower of which is still standing. However, the ship had to be demolished in the 1970s due to its disrepair. The changeover from straw to slate roofs due to the high fire risk of straw also changed the townscape. While there were only eight slate roofs in addition to 65 thatched roofs in 1820, there were 78 of 138 roofs in 1885. In the 1940s, the last thatched roof disappeared.
In 1874 a post office was set up at Mainzer Strasse 2 in Wilnsdorf. Before that, the mail was delivered by dog and cart. Industrialization came to Wilnsdorf very late. One looked in vain for large iron or metal works in the village, as it was not worthwhile for the small quantities of ore in Wilnsdorf. The connection to the railway was planned in the 1890s, but never realized. It was not until the 1870s that permission was granted to build a steam boiler in the Fischbach mill. Medical care in the 19th century was a problem for the community and was a long walk for the patients. It wasn't until 1870 that Dr. Lürken settled the first doctor in Wilnsdorf. While 78 of almost 500 inhabitants died between 1805 and 1812, between 1905 and 1912 there were only 62 with a population of just under 900. The first pharmacy also came to Wilnsdorf relatively late, in 1886 the pharmacist Oskar Janssen from Netphen opened a branch in Place.
Mining in the Wilnsdorf district grew strongly in the 19th century. There were iron smelting huts at Eisern and Wilde. From the small pits like Eisernhardter Tiefbau and Eiserner Union in Eisern, composite pits emerged over time. Both originated in the middle of the 19th century. In today's municipality of Wilnsdorf there were a total of about 20 larger pits, eight of which were used for industrial civil engineering. These were the Prinz Friedrich (1848–1903) and Silberquelle (1874–1911) pits between Obersdorf and Eisern, the Grimberg mine (1794–1910) near Niederdielfen, in which almost 827,000 tons of iron ore were mined, the Neue Hope (1883–183) mines. 1913) and Viktoria (1883–1912) near Wilgersdorf, the Marie mine (1867–1918) south of Wilnsdorf and the two pits Landeskrone (1801–1901) and Bautenberg near Wilden. The largest and best known of these was the Bautenberg mine on the mountain of the same name near Unterwilden, which was already in operation in 1461 and was the last to be closed in 1942 in what is now the municipality. It extracted 2.869 million tons of iron ore from a depth of up to 1025 meters and was at times ninth in the Siegerland extraction statistics. In 1957, the Ameise mine in Eisern, the last in the area of the Wilnsdorf office at that time, was shut down.
After the toll collection was stopped in 1836, the customs building was empty. The citizens of Wilnsdorf used it for various activities. The proposal to convert the building into a church and to abolish the Simultaneum was particularly appealing to the Catholic priest. In September 1841, both the Catholic and Protestant parishes applied for ownership of the building. Years of disagreement followed as to which municipality "would rather be entitled to" the building. The Simultaneum came to an end on April 29, 1852; the Catholic community received the main customs office building, the Protestant community the previous church and school house. On November 11, 1852, the converted customs office building was inaugurated as a Catholic church. The Protestant church was also repaired and renovated and used until it was rebuilt from 1911 to 1913. In 1854 she received the first organ in Wilnsdorf.
Towards the end of the 1880s, the abolition of the Protestant association of the parishes of Wilnsdorf and Rödgen was discussed. The parishes of Wilnsdorf and Wilgersdorf, however, had too few parishioners to be able to form their own parish. Therefore, on July 1, 1892, the parishes of Ober-, Mittel- and Unterwilden were re-parish, Wilnsdorf got its own pastor and the personal union ended.
There were no major mines in the Wilnsdorf area. The Marie mine was in operation between 1867 and 1918 and was located on the southern slope of the Kalteiche ; lead, zinc and copper ores were mined down to a depth of 130 m. Nearby were the rack quarries, which mined stones for the entire Siegerland until around 1890, as well as the older but smaller Löwenstern mine , which must have existed before 1800 and belonged to the Marie mine . The Bruno mine produced 266 tons of lead ore and 31 tons of zinc blende between 1853 and 1866 and was accessible through two tunnels. In 1957 Erzbergbau Siegerland AG examined the slopes of the cold ponds with test boreholes up to a depth of 800 m for veins. However, mining was not economical.
In 1910 a water pipe replaced the wells in front of the houses. In the upper Heckenbachtal a water tunnel was created and an elevated tank was built. In 1937 new pipes had to be laid from other sources due to a lack of water. In 1919 an electric motor replaced the gasoline engine in the Wilnsdorfer Mühle, until 1921 Wilnsdorf was electrified by the Mittelwildener Mühle Winkler and the Siegerland Electricity Company (EWS) founded in 1902 . Starting in 1925, a telephone network was set up after a cable had been laid from Frankfurt am Main via the Kalteiche, Wilnsdorf and Siegen to Dortmund . In the same year a bus line was opened via Eisern to Siegen. These innovations allowed the place to grow even in difficult times during the World Wars and the Great Depression. By 1931, thefts in fields and gardens increased due to high unemployment. In order to alleviate the material hardship, winter aid was also set up in Wilnsdorf .
During the First World War , 37 Wilnsdorf residents did not return home. On September 20, 1931, the memorial, a brick tower with a ball and cross, was inaugurated as a memorial for the war victims.
After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, club life came to a standstill. 75 reservists from Wilnsdorf were called up immediately. A medical unit from the Havel area was quartered in Wilnsdorf for three weeks, from November 8, 1939 to May 11, 1940 170 men and 140 horses of the 8th battery of the Bavarian Artillery Regiment No. 27. In 1943 and 1944, 111 families were from the The Ruhr area and 120 Siegen people evacuated and found accommodation in Wilnsdorf. In 1945 there was a bombing raid between Wilnsdorf, Wilgersdorf and the Kalteiche, in which, however, no losses were recorded. Later, low-flying pilots attacked Wilnsdorf and several houses burned down. On March 30 and 31, the Americans marched into Wilnsdorf. 64 Wilnsdorfer died in the war, 28 were missing. In 1955 the memorial was expanded to include those who died in the Second World War.
Grain was sown in the Hauberg for the last time from 1946 to 1947 ; the last cattle drive was in 1958. In the late 1950s, much of the agriculture that had shaped community life for hundreds of years disappeared. Today only larger farmers in the area do agriculture, the majority of the population works in industry and trade.
After the Second World War, the place grew rapidly. In 1951 a bus line to Rinsdorf was put into operation, in 1952 refuse collection was introduced, and between 1955 and 1960 the water supply network was completely renovated. In 1958/59, the construction of a new deep well in the upper Heckenbachtal and the construction of an elevated tank at the Kalteiche began. In 1957 the planning of the Autobahn 45 , also known as the Sauerland line , began. Ten years later, the section between the Haiger / Burbach and Siegen-Eisern junctions was released, to which Wilnsdorf is connected by its own junction. The construction of the motorway also caused the community to grow rapidly. Numerous new residential areas were developed and built on. These were in 1950 In der Struth , 1963 Zum Ehrenmal , 1965 In Neuwies and 1966 Am Jägeracker and Am Kritzelgarten .
Denominational relationships in Wilnsdorf 1818–1939
| Denomination | 1818 | 1855 | 1867 | 1871 | 1895 | 1926 | 1931 | 1939 |
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| Residents | 507 | 694 | 680 | 691 | 780 | 1034 | 1104 | 1152 |
| Evangelical | 319 | 393 | 389 | 407 | 426 | 487 | 485 | 532 |
| Catholic | 188 | 301 | 286 | 274 | 333 | 505 | 604 | 608 |
| Other Christians | 5 | 10 | 21st | 10 | 15th | 12 |
While the majority of the population was Protestant in the 19th century, the Protestants in Wilnsdorf were in the minority in 1926. Today, Wilnsdorf is predominantly Catholic, while neighboring areas and some parts of the community are more Protestant, especially in Wilden, which for a long time belonged to the Burbach office and thus to Freie Grund, which is still predominantly Protestant today.
New large community Wilnsdorf
On 1 January 1969 the were due to the law on the restructuring of the district wins the the office Netphen belonging and previously independent municipalities Anzhausen, Flammersbach, Gern village and row village and the Office Wilnsdorf belonging communities Niederdielfen, Oberdielfen, Oberndorf, Rinsdorf, savages Wilgersdorf and Wilnsdorf amalgamated to form the municipality of Wilnsdorf, which is free of office and the offices are dissolved. The legal successor to the Wilnsdorf office was the new Wilnsdorf municipality. The municipality of Eisern was spun off from the Wilnsdorf office on July 1, 1966 and, together with other municipalities, formed the new town of Eiserfeld , which, however, was incorporated into Siegen on January 1, 1975 .
Between 1971 and 1978 around 60 hectares of land were made ready for construction. The development of the Lehnscheid industrial area from 1971 created around 2000 new jobs. New residential areas were also opened up; 1974 the area of Hoheroth and 1982 Auf dem Berge . In 1976 the community built a new town hall and moved into it. Three years later, the former old town hall extension became the post office. By 1980 Wilnsdorf had doubled in size. The first shops were opened in 1981 in the new shopping center between the new and old town hall. The first weekly market took place there four years later. In 1984 federal highway 54 was expanded in two sections. Associated with this was the establishment of a new intersection area at Rudersdorfer Strasse and Einsiedelstrasse. The former Krey factory was converted into a festival hall in 1985. Town hall II and the library are located in the extension.
Numerous structural changes have also taken place recently. The volunteer fire brigade moved into a new fire station and a police station was set up in an extension in 2003/2004 , which was relocated from Neunkirchen to Wilnsdorf and was therefore closer to the motorway. In 1997/1998 the clothing chain Bruno Kleine set up a new branch in Wilnsdorf. In 2003 the new industrial area Wilden Nord or Lehnscheid IV was opened on the motorway. Two years later, the extension of the old town hall with the post office, which had been located there since 1979, was demolished along with some residential buildings to make room for the expansion of the shopping center in the center of the village. This consisted of an extension to the Kontra-Markt (today Rewe ) and a new building with shops, apartments and medical practices. Parking spaces have been created between the buildings.
In 2006/2007, the crossing area was defused with a roundabout between the B 54 (Siegen – Wilnsdorf) and the Landstrasse 722 (L 722) (Wilden – Rudersdorf). Sealegrow below the Kalteiche and Höhwäldchen between the B 54, the L 722 and the Höhwäldchen sports complex are planned as future building areas in Wilnsdorf . Since April 2011 the through-town of Wilnsdorf has been renovated, also for the planned new building of a discounter.
Population development
The population of the earlier communities in the area has only been thoroughly recorded and documented since the beginning of the Prussian period. In 1818 the towns had a maximum of 500 inhabitants, but the number has increased up to 8.5 times as much today ( Niederdielfen ). In contrast to Anzhausen , Gernsdorf or Oberdielfen , where the number of inhabitants doubled by the 1930s, Niederdielfen, Wilgersdorf or Wilden sometimes grew to three times the size. In these places were the bigger and deeper mines, which needed more personnel with the industrialization, which led to a stronger growth of the places. After their closure, the locations continued to grow due to the industrial location. Since 1950, today's municipality of Wilnsdorf has doubled its population since 1967, also due to the motorway connection. For some years now, however, these numbers have also been shrinking here, with the exception of a few districts where most of the new residential areas are being built. A steady growth in the number of inhabitants for a few years has only been recorded in Obersdorf . Until 2006, each of the eleven districts of Wilnsdorf had over 1000 inhabitants. Since 2007, Rinsdorf has been below this number with currently 937, followed by Flammersbach with currently 1045 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011).
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Core town Wilnsdorf
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The former municipality of Wilnsdorf was the second largest municipality in the Siegerland in 1461 with 150 inhabitants. However, this changed later, in 1839 it was 10th, 1900 in 28th position. From the time it was incorporated into Prussia until the 1870s, the place developed slowly, with a population of almost 700. Then the number rose faster. In 1925 there were more than 1000 inhabitants for the first time. By the time the autobahn was built in 1967, the town grew by a further 1,000 residents, and by 1982 again by 1,000 to over 3,000. This number has decreased slightly since the late 1990s.
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Religions
Church building
There are eleven churches and two chapels in the villages of Wilnsdorf. Of the eleven churches, five are Protestant, five are Catholic and one is simultaneous. There is a Catholic and a Protestant chapel in Anzhausen. The Protestant chapel in Anzhausen is the oldest building, the Wildener Kirche the newest. There are two church buildings in the core town of Wilnsdorf.
- Catholic Church of St. Martinus Wilnsdorf
- Efforts were made to build a new Catholic church as early as the late 1850s. The emergency church, the old customs house, had become too small and overcrowded during church services. After the turmoil of the Kulturkampf , the plans were given new impetus in 1880. However, the new building turned out to be far more expensive than expected. The Wilnsdorf residents therefore opted for fewer seats. On June 22nd, 1889, the foundation stone for the stone-built church was laid. The building in the Romanesque style was planned with 300 seats for adults and 120 for children. The baroque high altar was laid out on two floors and lined with marble , alabaster and soapstone . The church tower on the northeast side is 36 m high. The Church of St. Martinus was consecrated on November 11, 1891 . After the Second World War it was again too small for the growing population; an extension of the nave was not possible due to poor building structure and wet walls. In 1972 the current Catholic church building was consecrated. However, the tower of the old church was preserved and was listed after its restoration in 1997.
- After the parish of Wilden in 1892, the former Simultankirche in Wilnsdorf was too small for the number of parish members. In March 1893 it was rebuilt to accommodate more worshipers . After the plan for an extension on April 16, 1904 had not met with approval, Gustav Mucke drafted a plan for the new building of the church. This was approved on February 8, 1908. After the financing had been settled, the ground-breaking ceremony took place on November 6, 1911. The masonry work began in December. On April 9, 1912, the demolition of the old church began. The church tower is 36 m high; there is space for 540 visitors in the building. The church was consecrated on April 20, 1913. It has been a listed building since 1977.
- Evangelical Church Wilden
- The Protestant church in Wilden was built in 2001/2002 on the site of the former primary school in the village, which was used until 1995. The church is partly two-story and offers space for about 170 people. A bell tower with three bells was erected 25 meters in front of the church building. After 14 months of construction, the church was consecrated on December 1, 2002.
- Evangelical Church Wilgersdorf
- The Protestant church has stood in Wilgersdorf since 1967. In 2000 an extension was added. There is space for almost 300 people in the church service room with a gallery.
- Catholic Church of St. Josef Wilgersdorf
- The Catholic Church of St. Josef in Wilgersdorf was built in 1954. In 2003 the church was renovated inside.
- A parish church in Rödgen (Obersdorf) was first mentioned in a document on March 4, 1328. The old church was demolished in 1778 due to dilapidation and rebuilt between 1779 and 1782. Due to disputes between Catholics and Protestants, a new church was built west of the tower in 1787/88 so that the church tower is in the middle of the building and can be used by both denominations. It stands on a Romanesque foundation. The carillon consists of three bells. The oldest from 1515 is called Maria and weighs around 300 kilograms. The second bell, dedicated to St. Martin, dates from 1924 and weighs around 500 kilograms. The youngest, from 1959, weighs 723 kilograms and has no name. The building of the older, Protestant church is 23 meters long and approximately 13 meters wide.
- Evangelical Trinity Church Niederdielfen
- The current church was built between 1956 and 1958 as a youth home. In February 1995, the expansion and renovation of the building began. In 1996 the former youth home, which was converted into a church and community center, was consecrated.
- Catholic Herz-Jesu-Kirche Niederdielfen
- Towards the end of the 19th century, Catholics in Nieder- and Oberdielfen needed their own church. On August 31, 1902, the foundation stone of the Sacred Heart Church in Niederdielfen was laid. It was consecrated on November 5, 1903. The construction costs amounted to 53,000 marks. In January 1914, electrical lights could be switched on in the church for the first time. In 1917 the church bells were confiscated and melted down in the chaos of war. It was not until 1959 that three bells could be rung again. In the early 1960s, the church needed to be expanded. The old rectory had to be demolished to extend the building. The cornerstone for the extension was laid on September 4, 1966, and the topping-out ceremony was held on November 14; on June 4, 1967, the church extension could be consecrated. Then the old part of the church was restored.
- Catholic Church of St. Laurentius Rudersdorf
- After Rudersdorf became a branch community in 1896, people began collecting money for their own church building. Between 1903 and 1909, residents procured building materials from a Grauwacke quarry and for building the church. The building was built in neo-Gothic style according to plans by the architect Johann Franz Klomp and the Church of St. Laurentius was consecrated in 1921 . The building consists of a central nave and two side aisles, which are separated from each other by thick round pillars. The roof is supported by a steep ribbed vault. In 1932 the church tower, which was not built strong enough for the bell, was replaced by a new one. In 1973 the church was supplemented with a modern extension. In 2001 three clocks were attached to the church tower. The four bronze bells date from 1978 and were cast during the short term of office of Pope John Paul I.
- Evangelical Church Rudersdorf
- The Evangelical Reformed Church in Rudersdorf was built and consecrated in 1963/64. The church belongs to the Evangelical Reformed parish of Deuz-Rudersdorf.
- The Church of St. Johannes Evangelist in Wilnsdorf-Gernsdorf was built shortly after the end of the Second World War, largely by the population's own contribution, based on designs by the architect Theodor Pluschka and is considered the first post-war church in Siegerland. On April 24, 1948, construction work began on the Church of St. Johannes Evangelist in Gernsdorf. The excavation and foundation work lasted until the laying of the foundation stone on April 18, 1949. On June 10, 1951, the church was consecrated. The spacious hall church has 18 pointed arched windows and a corresponding rose window in the tower. The exterior paint is white, the window frames are set off in red. Wall pillars divide the white interior into five bays. A barrel vault arches over the pillars. On the back wall of the choir, a monumental stucco painting from the time it was built shows the crucifixion of Christ. This crucifixion scene is put into a new context by a non-representational background painting by the artist Marie-Luise Dähne and now symbolizes the Easter thought of redemption.
- The church was renovated in 2009 (outside) and 2017 (inside).
- Evangelical Chapel Anzhausen
- The Protestant chapel in Anzhausen was rebuilt jointly by the Catholic and Reformed chapel communities in 1738. The image of St. Anthonius, in turn, found its place in the simultaneous building, as did the altar, the table and the pulpit. Conrad Heintze from Rudersdorf, who had married in Anzhausen in 1687, had the oak high altar made secretly in Netphen against a previous agreement. This led to a dispute between the parties that lasted for decades. In 1758 the Protestant pastor Johann Heinrich Achenbach from Ferndorf was appointed as an inspector by the Nassau-Siegen government to act as an intermediary in the controversy. Even the consistory in Dillenburg was unable to resolve the conflict in 1809.
- In the middle of the 19th century, the municipality of Anzhausen became the owner of the chapel. 110 years later, in 1956, the renovated building was donated to the Protestant community of Rödgen.
- Catholic chapel of St. Antonius Eremita Anzhausen
- The Catholic Chapel of St. Antonius Eremita was built in 1953/54 as a new place of worship for the Catholics of Anzhausen. Until 1953 the old (today's Protestant) chapel in Anzhausen was used as a simultaneous chapel by the Catholic and Protestant congregations.
- Autobahn church on the BAB 45 ; New building, consecrated on May 26, 2013.
Communities
The community area in the Protestant parish of Siegen is divided into three parishes. Most of the districts belong to the parish of Rödgen-Wilnsdorf, these are Obersdorf (with Rödgen) and Oberdielfen in parish I, and Niederdielfen, Anzhausen and Flammersbach in parish II of the former parish of Rödgen, which existed until December 31, 2010. Wilnsdorf, Wilden and Wilgersdorf belong to the former parish of Wilnsdorf, with the last two belonging to parish II and Wilnsdorf forming parish I. Since January 1, 2011, the parishes of Wilnsdorf and Rödgen have combined to form the parish of Rödgen-Wilnsdorf due to the low number of parishioners. The structures of the communities were largely retained, they should slowly grow together. Rudersdorf and Gernsdorf belong to the 2nd parish of the parish of Deuz , which is the second largest in terms of area in the parish . Rinsdorf belongs to the parish Eisern .
The Catholic parishes in Wilnsdorf are part of the Southern Siegerland Pastoral Association in the Siegen deanery , Archdiocese of Paderborn . The municipality is divided into three parishes. The parish of Wilnsdorf includes the parishes of St. Martinus with Wilnsdorf and Wilden, as well as the parish of St. Josef in Wilgersdorf. The parish of Rödgen is divided into three parishes: Herz Jesu in Niederdielfen and Oberdielfen, St. Johannes Baptist in Obersdorf / Rödgen and Maria-Königin in Eisern and Rinsdorf. The parish of St. Johannes Ev. Belong to the parish of Rudersdorf . in Gernsdorf, St. Laurentius in Rudersdorf and St. Antonius in Anzhausen with Flammersbach.
In addition to the parishes, there is a Free Evangelical Congregation (FeG) in Wilnsdorf and in Wilden . While the Wildener FeG was founded in 1875, making it the oldest in Siegerland, the Wilnsdorfer FeG has only existed since 1988.
politics
The Wilnsdorf town hall is located in the middle of today's center, in the northern area surrounded by buildings of the shopping center, the newest part being to the west of it. The festival hall and the Wilnsdorf Museum are to the southeast . After the extension of the town hall in 1964, before the major regional reform, the administration of the Wilnsdorf office was housed in two old buildings and a new extension. Due to the regional reform in 1969 and the formation of the community of Wilnsdorf with eleven districts, these rooms became too small and no longer met the growing requirements, which is why the community now started planning. At the end of 1975, signs of an economic recession gave the opportunity to build a new town hall cheaply with 80% subsidies from the federal and state governments. Construction began in January 1976 and after a construction period of eleven months, the building moved into.
Municipal council
An overview of the election results since 1989 and the current composition of the municipal council:
| 2014 | 2009 | 2004 | 1999 | 1994 | 1989 | |||||||
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| Political party | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % |
| CDU | 18th | 53.3 | 20th | 54.1 | 22nd | 60.9 | 25th | 65.6 | 24 | 57.3 | 20th | 50.0 |
| SPD | 9 | 27.6 | 9 | 24.9 | 8th | 23.3 | 10 | 26.3 | 13 | 32.2 | 14th | 37.0 |
| FDP | - | - | 5 | 12.5 | 4th | 10.0 | 1 | 3.9 | - | 4.3 | 3 | 7.5 |
| GREEN | 3 | 7.6 | 2 | 6.6 | 2 | 5.8 | 2 | 4.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 5.6 |
| REP | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NPD | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Voter group 1 | 4th | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total 2 | 34 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 38 | 100 | 39 | 100 | 39 | 100 |
| voter turnout | 59.7% | 61.1% | 58.8% | 65.8% | 87.6% | 75.1% | ||||||
1 Citizens for Wilnsdorf and FDP eV 2 Without taking into account rounding differences
mayor
Until 1997 there was a municipal director in Wilnsdorf instead of a full-time mayor. He was the head of administration and representative of the municipality in all legal and administrative matters. He had to be demonstrably professionally qualified for his task and have sufficient professional experience. He was elected by the council of the community for eight years, but was not allowed to be a council member himself.
The mayor, on the other hand, was elected from among the council for the duration of the council electoral term, i.e. five years. He had to be a councilor. Like every other council member, he worked part-time, so he usually had a normal job in addition to the council mandate. The mayor's task was to chair the council and the main committee, as well as to represent the council politically.
With the amendment law to the municipal constitution of 1994, the North Rhine-Westphalian legislature stipulated that the previous dual leadership would be abolished with the local elections in 1999 at the latest and that the top functions would be transferred to one person, the full-time mayor, through direct elections by the citizens. This occurred in Wilnsdorf in 1997.
- Mayor 1969–1997
- 1969–1977: Wilhelm C. Moos (CDU)
- 1977–1997: Elmar Schneider (CDU)
- Municipal director or full-time mayor
- 1969-2004: Karl Schmidt (CDU)
- 2004–2009: Werner Büdenbender (CDU)
- since 2009: Christa Schuppler (independent, nominated by CDU)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded on August 17, 1937 and was the coat of arms of the Wilnsdorf office until 1969 . In the course of the municipal regional reform , it was adopted as the coat of arms for the new large municipality of Wilnsdorf. The coat of arms of the former municipality of Wilnsdorf, awarded on July 31, 1939, lost its legal validity in 1969.
- Increased shared; above in blue a growing, red-armored, golden lion accompanied by seven golden (yellow) shingles , below divided by silver (white) and black with two stakes in confused colors .
In the upper part of the municipality's coat of arms is the Nassau lion. Blue and gold symbolize the colors of the house of Nassau . The lower half consists of the shield of the von Kolbe knight family in silver and black.
Town twinning
Since October 2, 1992, there has been a town partnership in the form of an interest and support group with Steinbach-Hallenberg in Thuringia.
Culture and sights
Museums and culture
- Wilnsdorf Museum
- The Wilnsdorf Museum is located near the town hall , consisting of a folklore museum and a cultural and historical meeting place. The Folklore Museum was opened in 1993 and provides realistic insights into many areas of life and work in the southern Siegerland at the beginning of the 20th century on two floors. A separate exhibition reminds of the time of the Siegerland mining industry . A natural history cabinet provides information about the insects and plants of the Siegerland. The cultural-historical meeting place enables a “journey through time” from the earth's history to the Stone Ages and ancient high cultures to the Middle Ages and modern times. Changing special exhibitions deepen and expand the spectrum.
- Rinsdorf home room
- In the former chapel school built in 1791 in the Rinsdorf district, testimonies and tools from mining history and Siegerland craftsmanship are exhibited. There is also a schoolroom from the 19th century, which is true to the original, as well as pit lamps, a mineral collection and an exhibition of tools for agriculture and ore mining. There is a miner's statue and a mine car in front of the building. In addition, the historical and cultural development of Rinsdorf is shown. Numerous agricultural implements can be seen in the annex.
- Headframe Niederdielfen
- The original headframe on the Julian shaft of the Grimberg mine in Niederdielfen was demolished in 1911 after operations ceased . In 1995, the winding tower from Bensberg was built on the mine site, reminding of the almost 2500-year history of mining and iron smelting in the region. The 16 meter high tower with its shaft building is, although it does not come from the region, to be regarded as typical of the mining systems in Siegerland. Around the tower and in its interior you can see evidence and history of the Siegerland ore mining.
- Rieselwiese Rinsdorf
- The Rieselwiese from 1996 is located in Rinsdorf on Landesstrasse 907. Since no forests could be cleared in Siegerland for the production of charcoal, which is important for iron smelting , hay meadows were in short supply for the production of fodder for the cattle. For this reason, the few meadows in the valley floor have been irrigated by the Siegerland farmers since 1534 using a complex system to make them more productive through the suspended solids and minerals contained in the water. This enabled the yields for winter forage to be increased by a third. Thanks to the meadow building school founded in Siegen in 1853 , the Siegerland meadow building became known worldwide. It was only with the development of artificial fertilizers and drainage technology that meadow construction and thus also the sewage meadows lost their importance.
Buildings
- Parish church Rödgen
- A parish church in Rödgen (Obersdorf) was mentioned for the first time on March 4, 1328. The old church was demolished in 1778 due to its disrepair and rebuilt in its present form between 1779 and 1782. Due to disputes between Catholics and Protestants, a new church was built west of the tower in 1787/88 so that the church tower is in the middle of the building and could be used by both denominations. The church tower itself stands on a Romanesque foundation. On the tower there is a memorial plaque from 1765 with a Latin inscription. The carillon consists of three bells. The oldest from 1515 is called Maria and weighs around 300 kilograms. The second bell, dedicated to St. Martin, dates from 1924 and weighs around 500 kilograms. The youngest, from 1959, weighs 723 kilograms and has no name. On it is a verse by the poet Wilhelm Schmidt , who comes from Obersdorf . The building of the older, Protestant church is 23 meters long and approximately 13 meters wide. The building with its 3/6 end of the choir is characterized by the slim, high windows with rounded edges. The original organ, dating from 1680, was re-erected in the original building in 1782, but replaced by a new one in 1899. This Röver organ is a rarity in Westphalia.
- Hermitage
- The Hermitage pilgrimage site is located on federal road 54 north of Obersdorf and west of Niederdielfen and dates from 1684. The pilgrimage site includes a chapel, a saint's house with a hermit's grave, a cross, a forest altar and a hermit hermitage. In the chapel there is an altar from 1736. The hermitage is one of the oldest half-timbered houses in the Siegerland. The Hermitage pilgrimage site was expanded in 1953 with the establishment of the Order of the Poor Clares (OSC). Since 1993 the house has been used by Caritas to train caregivers of dementia patients in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district.
- Evangelical Church Wilnsdorf
- The Protestant church in Wilnsdorf was built between 1911 and 1913 on the foundation walls of Wilnsdorf Castle and can accommodate up to 600 people. Architect Gustav Mucke drafted a plan for the new church. This was approved on February 8, 1908. After the financing had been settled, the groundbreaking ceremony could be carried out on November 6, 1911. The first stones were bricked up in December. On April 9, 1912, the demolition of the old church began. The tower of the church is 36 meters high. In contrast to many other churches, it is located in the back of the church. The church was consecrated on April 20, 1913. In the front part on the left side wall there is a coat of arms and a symbol of the Lords of Wilnsdorf, on the right wall a burning tower and the year 1233 to commemorate the destruction of Wilnsdorf that year. In 1977 the church was given monument protection status. From 2009 to 2010 it was partially renovated and fitted with a new heating system.
- Detention building Wilnsdorf
- The detention building, built between 1837 and 1839, is an example of police activity in the 19th century. Unusually for the time, the roof was covered with slate and not, as usual, with thatch. It was used in the entire Wilnsdorf office . After a prisoner escaped through the roof from one of the two cells, concrete ceilings were put in place in 1927. It was used as a detention building until September 1959. In 1988 the building was renovated and included in the Wilnsdorf list of monuments. It can be visited and offers an insight into the prison system of that time.
- Dorfschmiede Wilden
- The forge in Wilden, which dates from the mid-19th century, has been almost completely preserved thanks to the efforts of the local Heimatverein and can be visited on special occasions. The forge was in operation until the 1960s and was originally located on Köhlerweg in Oberwilden. In it tools for agriculture, mining and mining were manufactured, repaired and sharpened; until 1980 it was only operated sporadically. In 1984 the forge was rebuilt in the center of Wilden (Mittelwilden).
- The mill from the first half of the 18th century, located on the Filsbachälchen in Niederdielfen, was restored to working order in 1992/93 and can be visited several times a year in operation. The grinder of the mill, including the partly forged and partly made of cast iron mechanics, has been completely preserved. The construction date cannot be precisely determined. The mill is documented in the first half of the 18th century, oral traditions go back to the year 1729.
- Iron Age furnace Obersdorf
- Due to the near-surface iron ore, which could be extracted without complicated mining processes, the period of iron smelting in the Siegerland extends back to the Latène period 500 BC. BC back. The Iron Age wind furnace on the Homberg near the silver spring near Obersdorf is evidence of this . It was rebuilt true to the original and housed in a small house with a glass front.
Monuments
The list of monuments of the municipality of Wilnsdorf contains 61 monuments, 57 of which are architectural monuments , 3 ground monuments and 1 movable monument. 39 monuments are in private, 9 in church, ten in communal, 2 in state and 1 in federal property.
Natural monuments
Music and theater
In 1976 a youth music school was set up in the still young community of Wilnsdorf. Today it teaches around 350 students in twelve different instruments and singing. In the eleven districts there are eight YMCA trombone choirs and various other music associations as well as mixed choirs and singing associations.
Wilnsdorf offers space for music and theater performances by the community, schools or external institutions in the auditorium and in the forum of the grammar school, in the Wilnsdorf festival hall and in various town and village community centers.
Since October 2008 the theater association “Die Laien” eV has its seat in the municipality of Wilnsdorf, see Niederdielfen # Theaterverein .
Sports
There are sports fields in all eleven districts. Since 2008 all of them have been renovated and equipped with artificial turf and small playing fields. There are gyms in all districts except in Flammersbach and Gernsdorf. Football pitches are also available in all districts. Three volleyball fields, two tennis clubs and two riding stables complete the sports facilities. In the Höhwäldchen leisure park in Wilnsdorf, built in 1980, there is a fitness center with a sauna and opportunities for volleyball, tennis and squash. The sports field, which is connected to the grammar school by a footbridge over the L 722, has existed since 1977. In 2007 it was renovated. The place Wilnsdorf has a second sports field at the Kalteiche near the Wilnsdorfer Weiher.
The Wilnsdorfer Gemeindesportverband (GSV) has 40 clubs with over 7,000 members. Almost every place has its own sports club, some of which are multi-location. The best known is the TuS Wilnsdorf-Wilgersdorf. There began Gerhard Neuser his career. The association came into being on June 20, 1970 through the merger of VfB Wilnsdorf, founded in 1910, and TuS Wilgersdorf. Like VfB Wilnsdorf, sports and gymnastics clubs were founded in other parts of the village before the First World War. B. in Flammersbach, Anzhausen and Wilden.
Regular events
Exhibitions, exchanges and (film) screenings take place at regular intervals in the festival hall, in the Museum Wilnsdorf and in Haus Heimat in Rudersdorf. B. the mining and minerals exchange or model making exchanges. In the auditorium and in the forum of the Wilnsdorfer Gymnasium there are performances and plays. Since March 1985 there has been a weekly market in Wilnsdorf on Wednesdays. Nature and farmers markets, market festivals and flea markets take place in Wilnsdorf at regular intervals. For a few years now, a summer fair has been held on the Bruno Kleine car park in Wilnsdorf. Since 1993 there has been the Wilnsdorf kite festival every September above the Wildener sports field . In 2009 almost 3000 visitors came. On May 1st, the Wilden fishing club invites you to the Landeskroner Weiher. On Ascension Day, VfB Wilden organizes a street football tournament.
The Wilnsdorfer Festhalle was built in 1985 after the conversion of the former Krey factory . The hall is 540 m² and the multipurpose room 109 m². The hall, in which up to 700 chairs can be set up, has a stage. In 2009, 113 events took place in the festival hall. In all districts there are town houses and rooms, village community centers or multi-purpose halls for events and celebrations.
Economy and Infrastructure
Industry
Since the autobahn was built in the 1960s, the number of jobs in Wilnsdorf has grown by 2000 to almost 4000. The total industrial area of the municipality is about 172 hectares. The largest industrial area Lehnscheid is located between Wilnsdorf and Rinsdorf in the Heckenbachtal and is connected to the Autobahn 45 via an additional driveway . The Heckenbach was relocated for this.
Industrial areas
There are the following industrial areas in Wilnsdorf:
| industrial area | location | surface | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehnscheid IV | between Wilnsdorf and Rinsdorf | approx. 83 ha | Developed in 1971/72 |
| Lehnscheid VI / Wilden-Nord | between Wilnsdorf and Wilden | approx. 20 ha | Opened in 2004/05 |
| Klabach-Mühlengraben | between Anzhausen and Flammersbach | approx. 20 ha | |
| On the Struth | between Anzhausen and Rudersdorf | approx. 17 ha | called Anzhäuser Mühle |
| Industriestrasse | in Niederdielfen | approx. 17 ha | |
| Bautenberg | in savages | approx. 6 ha | former mine site |
| Landeskrone I and II | in savages | approx. 9 ha |
Companies
The headquarters of Siegenia-Aubi , the largest of around 100 employers in the municipality of Wilnsdorf, is located in Niederdielfen . Other companies are:
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traffic
Wilnsdorf has its own junction to Autobahn 45 , called the Sauerland line, in the immediate vicinity of which a truck stop was opened in September 2005 in the industrial area Lehnscheid VI / Wilden Nord , including a gas station , a hotel and several restaurants . In November 1967 the section on which Wilnsdorf is located was opened to traffic.
Wilnsdorf is on federal highway 54 . The road runs from south to north-west through the municipality and leaves it north of Obersdorf. In 1976 the route was changed. Until then, the road ran from Wilnsdorf via Oberwilden and Gilsbach to Burbach and through the Gambach towards Lippe. The Wilnsdorf – Burbach section became the L 723. The current route leads over the Kalteiche (old B 277) and east of Würgendorf in the direction of Lippe. In 1982, today's state road 722 was expanded to Anzhäuser Mühle, to better connect the places Anzhausen and Rudersdorf to the core town of Wilnsdorf. The L 722 also runs through the entire municipality. Wilden, Wilnsdorf, Rudersdorf and Gernsdorf are located on it.
The public transport system in the field bus is determined by the transport companies Westphalia south and the BRS ( bus Ruhr-victory operated). Most of the traffic is covered by the lines R12 (Wilnsdorf - Niederdielfen - Siegen), R13 (Wilgersdorf - Rudersdorf - Niederdielfen - Siegen) and R15 (Neunkirchen - Wilden - Wilnsdorf - Rinsdorf - Eisern - Siegen). There is also a night bus from Siegen to Wilnsdorf.
The community is connected to the Dill route with the Rudersdorf train station . The Niederdielfen station, however, is no longer served by passenger traffic. The route was opened in 1915. Until the 1950s, Wilnsdorf was connected to the Free Grunder Railway via the Wilden district . The route ran from Unterwilden to Salchendorf ( Neunkirchen ). Originally the plans provided for the route via Oberwilden and Wilnsdorf to Wilgersdorf, but they were discarded after the closure of the Neue Hope mine between the latter two locations.
Siegerland Airport is located around twelve kilometers to the south and can be reached from Wilnsdorf via federal highway 54.
media
Regional daily newspapers are the Siegener Zeitung based in Siegen, the Westfalenpost and the Westfälische Rundschau . In addition to these newspapers, regional advertising papers appear with the SiegerlandKurier , the Siegerländer Wochenanzeiger (SWA) and the Hellertaler Zeitung . The Hellertaler Zeitung is a former regional daily newspaper that is only distributed in Wilden.
From 1981 cable television was set up in the municipality of Wilnsdorf. Radio (including Radio Siegen ) can be received via the broadcast tower in Neunkirchen. Since Wilnsdorf is in the border area between North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to regional radio Siegen, the programs of the WDR , the hr , the FFH from Hesse and the programs of SWR and RPR1 from Rhineland-Palatinate can be received. Since autumn 2005, broadband internet access has been possible in Wilnsdorf with DSL via telephone line, and now also via cable.
Public and social institutions
The Wilnsdorf library is located next to Rathaus II near the festival hall and offers almost 16,500 items of media, books, CD-ROM, CD and DVD for loan. There are also seven sub-district libraries available.
The Höhwäldchen house is one of three old people's homes in the municipality. It is located near Wilnsdorf in the direction of Dielfen, opened in 2001 and offers space and care for 69 people. It is maintained by the Diakonie Siegen. The larger old people's home Haus an der Weiß in Niederdielfen was built privately in 1991 and offers accommodation for 83 people. The third home, Haus Sonne, is located in Obersdorf-Rödgen.
The community of Wilnsdorf has 14 kindergartens, 2 each in Wilnsdorf, Wilgersdorf and Rudersdorf. 5 are in DRK, 5 in Catholic and 4 in Protestant sponsorship.
education
A schoolmaster was first mentioned in Wilnsdorf in 1542. It was still a purely church school with exclusively Christian topics. 1694 was called a parish school. The old school was demolished in 1852 and replaced by a new building. The now Protestant school was inaugurated on November 25, 1853, but soon became too small. On August 24, 1900, a plot of land was purchased, on which a new building was built and inaugurated on December 3, 1903. The Catholic children have been taught in the customs office building since the new Protestant school was built in 1853. In the 1890s negotiations began to build a new school because the room in the customs house did not meet the requirements. In 1902 a piece of land could be bought, but it was not built on until a few years later. On December 1, 1908, the new school was occupied. This school was already too small in the 1920s, after the number of students had risen to 143 in 1920 and a new building and extension was necessary, which was completed in 1928. On April 18, 1939, the three-class Catholic and the two-class Protestant school were formed into a community school. School operations suffered from the events of the war until it finally had to be shut down completely in November 1944. Lessons were still sporadic until March 1945, and full school operations were not resumed until August 27 of that year. In 1947 the community school was abolished and denominational separation was reintroduced.
In 1972/73 the construction of the new secondary school on Hoheroth in Wilnsdorf took place, as the space in the existing buildings was no longer sufficient after the school reform in 1968. The building had to be expanded as early as 1974, as the number of pupils grew rapidly and the established secondary school also needed space. The problem was solved three years later with a new building. At the beginning of the 1990s, the secondary school moved and made space for the newly founded grammar school. Since then, the secondary school has been located in a new building in the Rudersdorf district of Wilnsdorf.
On September 1, 1974, the Wilnsdorfer Realschule was founded in the former main school building on the Hohen Roth in Wilnsdorf. In 1977 she moved to the new building in the neighborhood. As early as 1982 an extension was occupied. In the 1992/93 school year, the secondary school moved into the old main school building in Niederdielfen, which was converted and provided with extensions . In 2009 a cafeteria was built and inaugurated. Today the Wilnsdorf secondary school has around 540 students and 26 teachers. In addition to a gym, the multi-purpose hall with the name Adolf-Singer-Halle and a sports field are available nearby.
The grammar school in Wilnsdorf, founded in 1990, has around 1000 pupils and around 70 teachers.
The districts of Anzhausen, Niederdielfen, Obersdorf, Rudersdorf, Wilden, Wilgersdorf and Wilnsdorf have their own primary schools. Niederdielfen, Obersdorf, Wilnsdorf and Wilden form a school association. In Rudersdorf there is a free Christian elementary school with 241 students in 2009.
On February 9, 2012 the community of Wilnsdorf hosted an information event on the situation and future of the Wilnsdorf primary school landscape. Due to the falling number of pupils, only six teachers can be provided for seven primary school locations for the 2012/2013 school year. Information was given about the possible closure of various primary school locations. On February 16, several hundred parents and students demonstrated in front of the Wilnsdorf town hall against the closure and for the preservation of all primary schools. They gave Mayor Schuppler a list with almost 4,000 signatures from the districts of Anzhausen, Obersdorf and Wilden, which were most likely to be threatened by the closings. On March 1st, the CDU and FDP approved the formation of all seven entry classes in the council and spoke out in favor of maintaining all locations. On behalf of Mayor Schuppler, a resolution was written to Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft.
On December 15, 2011, the council of the municipality of Wilnsdorf decided to establish a secondary school for the municipality of Wilnsdorf. From the 2012/2013 school year the school should be located in the main school building in Rudersdorf, from 2015/2016 the secondary school in Niederdielfen as a sub-location for the 8-10 school years. In the long term, however, the school should be located in one location. In January, the current principal of the secondary school, Wolfgang Kuhn, was appointed as acting principal of the new school. On February 2, the school was approved by the Ministry of Education. On February 28, 2012, the municipal administration announced that no secondary school could be established for the 2012/2013 school year because the required number of 75 registrations had not been reached. Only 70 registrations were accepted.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
On November 4, 2004, Karl Schmidt was made the first honorary citizen of the community of Wilnsdorf due to his services as community director and mayor of the community.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Paul Stenger (1865–1940), medical officer, ENT doctor and university professor, Rödgen
- Karl Jung-Dörfler (1879–1927), painter, Obersdorf
- Adolf Saenger (1884–1961), painter and sculptor, Niederdielfen
- Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (1897–1952), politician (NSDAP), Obersdorf
- Wilhelm Schmidt (1898–1965), poet, Obersdorf
- Artur Reichmann (1902–1930), long-distance runner and German marathon champion , Wilden
- Wilhelm 'Willi' Albert Kettner (1913–1990), local politician (CDU) and district administrator of the Siegen district , Rudersdorf
- Franz Fabian (1926–1986), Hessian politician (SPD), Wilden
- Karl Schmidt (* 1937), politician (CDU), Wilden
- Gerhard Neuser (1938–1993), former football player for Sportfreunde Siegen and FC Schalke 04 , Wilgersdorf
- Manfred Zabel (* 1938), social ethicist and theological anthropologist, professor at the University of Siegen, Niederdielfen
- Herbert Landau (* 1948), judge at the Federal Constitutional Court, Wilgersdorf
- Reinhold Mathes (* 1949), soccer player, Wilgersdorf
- Dietmar Ley (* 1963), CEO of Basler AG, Niederdielfen
Other personalities
The following personalities do not come from Wilnsdorf, but have worked in the community:
- Karl Roth (1902–1980), politician, district administrator and entrepreneur
- Karl Klein (1912–2009), professor of Catholic theology at the University of Siegen
- Roger Blachnik (* 1936), chemist, professor at the University of Osnabrück, Niederdielfen
- Dieter Jung (* 1941), holographic artist, professor for media in Cologne, grew up in Oberdielfen
- Ingo Broer (* 1943), theologian and exegete, professor at the University of Siegen, Niederdielfen
- Rainer Schark (* 1944), mathematician and number theorist, professor at the University of Siegen, Niederdielfen
- Ghazi Abdel-Qadir (* 1948), author of children's books
- Silvia Neid (* 1964), soccer player and trainer
- Sabrina Mockenhaupt (* 1980), athlete , Wilgersdorf / Obersdorf
- Alexandra Scheld (* 1981), table tennis player , Dielfen
- Florian Kringe (* 1982), soccer player, Gernsdorf / Rudersdorf
literature
- Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185–1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985
- Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer Verlag , Siegen 1955
- Dieter Krumm: Wilnsdorf in old views from the period between 1880 and 1925 ; Publishing House European Library 1976; ISBN 90-288-1367-5
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Wilnsdorf
- Wilnsdorf in the Westphalia Cultural Atlas
- List of mines in Wilnsdorf
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population of the municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia on December 31, 2019 - update of the population based on the census of May 9, 2011. State Office for Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia (IT.NRW), accessed on June 17, 2020 . ( Help on this )
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 283
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ a b c d e MagicMaps North Rhine-Westphalia 3D, Version 1.5
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Renaturation measures at the Heckebach well advanced ( Memento from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
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- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 349
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 351
- ^ T. Hundt, G. Gerlach, F. Roth, W. Schmidt: Description of the mountain areas Siegen I, Siegen II, Burbach & Müsen ; Bonn 1887
- ^ Information and technology NW: The municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia 2009
- ↑ District of Siegen-Wittgenstein: Numbers - Data - Information ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Edition 2009/2010
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 353
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 118
- ↑ Ordinance on the “Gernsdorfer Weidekämpe” nature reserve ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Ordinance on the nature reserve “Weißbachtal between Wilgersdorf and Rudersdorf” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ordinance on the “Wildenbachtal” nature reserve ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 10 kB)
- ↑ a b wilnsdorf.de: Nature reserves ( Memento from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ordinance on the “Oberes Langenbachtal” nature reserve ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ordinance on the nature reserve “Former New Hope Pit” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dieter Pfau: Traces of time in Siegerland and Wittgenstein - Early and High Middle Ages 750-1250 , Publishing House for Regional History , Bielefeld 2009; P. 122/123
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 16/17
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- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 354
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 20
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 30
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 30-36
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 18
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- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 46/56
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 95-109
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 175
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 195-202
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 190
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 219-228
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 242-257 / pp. 262-273
- ↑ genealogy.net: Wilnsdorf Office
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 291-294
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 143
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 36/37
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 31
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 258-262 / 305-314
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; Pp. 78-84
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- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185–1985, self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 119
- ^ A b Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185–1985, self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; Pp. 119-122
- ^ A b c d Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 35
- ^ A b c d Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; P. 284
- ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 72 .
- ^ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817 - 1967 . Aschendorff, Münster (Westphalia) 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 .
- ↑ a b Kurt Becker: Our fathers - the miners of the Bautenberg mine between Gilsbach and Wilden, Dill and Westerwald , Dillbrecht 1994; P. 35
- ↑ Fashion house Bruno Kleine, new building in Wilnsdorf, 1997/98 ( Memento from May 9, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
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- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Renovation of the Wilnsdorf through-road starts ( Memento from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ State database NRW
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years of Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985
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- ↑ St. Martinus Wilnsdorf: Little Church Guide (PDF; 35 kB)
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- ↑ Ev. Parish Wilnsdorf - parish concept, status July 22, 2008; P. 16
- ↑ 1913–2003 - 90 Years of the Evangelical Church in Wilnsdorf - Brief History of the Wilnsdorf Church , Wilnsdorf 2003; P. 9
- ↑ Ev. Parish Wilnsdorf - parish concept, status July 22, 2008; P. 17
- ↑ Altar boy Wilgersdorf - Our Church ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ kirchengemeinde-rödgen.de - The community ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The history of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Niederdielfen
- ↑ St. Laurentius Rudersdorf - The history of the parish and church
- ↑ gernsdorf.de: The church building of the St. Johannes Evangelist Church ( Memento from June 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ gernsdorf.de: Church in Gernsdorf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ LA NRW, Dept. of Westphalia, Principality of Siegen, Orange-Nassau authorities, No. IA 52, "Regarding the catholic church device that got over in the chapel at Anzhausen, relocation of the pulpit and disputes between the Catholics and the Reformed, 1746, 1754 - 1757 "
- ^ The West , accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ Community letter of the Evangelical Church Community Wilnsdorf , issue 1/2011 (January / February)
- ^ FeG Wilden: inclusion in the federal government
- ^ Church planting 1978-1996; green lettering, lower margin
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 111/112
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- ^ Landesdatenbank NRW , search for “local council elections”, Wilnsdorf
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- ↑ Local election results in Wilnsdorf 2009
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- ^ Museum Wilnsdorf
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Heimatstube Rinsdorf
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Förderturm "On Grimberg" Niederdielfen
- ^ Ute Bosbach: Searching for traces in Eisenland - On the way on ore roads and miners ' paths, amadeusmedien, November 2006; Pp. 64/65
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Siegerland Rieselwiese - historical irrigation system
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Parish Church Rödgen ( Memento from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Parish Rödgen
- ↑ Parish Church of St. John Baptist
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Hermitage pilgrimage site ( Memento from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Detention building Wilnsdorf ( Memento from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Ute Bosbach: Searching for traces in Eisenland - On the way on ore roads and miners ' paths, amadeusmedien, November 2006; Pp. 62/63
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Wassermühle Niederdielfen ( Memento from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Ute Bosbach: Searching for traces in Eisenland - On the way on ore roads and miners ' paths, amadeusmedien, November 2006; P. 66
- ↑ a b c d wilnsdorf.de: Annual Report 2009 ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 8.8 MB)
- ^ Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; P. 105
- ^ Statutes of the gymnastics and sports club Wilnsdorf / Wilgersdorf 12/26 eV ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ VfB Wilden - History ( Memento from March 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Festhalle Wilnsdorf, multi-purpose room and assembly room
- ↑ siwikultur.de: Festhalle Wilnsdorf (hall)
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Industrial and commercial areas ( Memento from September 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Dieter Krumm: Wilnsdorf in old views from the time between 1880 and 1925 ; European Library Publishing 1976
- ↑ Kurt Becker: Our fathers - the miners of the Bautenberg mine between Gilsbach and Wilden, Dill and Westerwald , Dillbrecht 1994; P. 36
- ↑ Connection plans at BusundBahn.net ( Memento from April 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Library and Libraries ( Memento from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Diakonie Siegen: Haus Höhwäldchen ( Memento from September 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Haus an der Weiß ( Memento from September 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Kindergartens ( Memento from September 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 273/274
- ^ Franz Dango: Wilnsdorf - history and landscape , Vorländer publishing house, Siegen 1955; Pp. 338-349
- ^ A b Elmar Schneider: 800 years Wilnsdorf 1185-1985 , self-published, Wilnsdorf 1985; Pp. 104/105
- ↑ 1974-1999: 25 years of the Wilnsdorf secondary school , NK-Druck Neunkirchen, August 1999
- ↑ Realschule Wilnsdorf ( Memento from August 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Wilnsdorf grammar school - basic information
- ^ Future of the Wilnsdorf elementary school landscape ( memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), February 9, 2012
- ↑ derwesten.de: Protest against school closings , February 17, 2012
- ↑ derwesten.de: Arnsberg will now decide , March 2, 2012
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Resolution elementary schools ( Memento of 4 March 2016 Internet Archive ) (PDF, 150 kB), March 2, 2012
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Secondary School Wilnsdorf ( Memento from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Secondary Wilnsdorf ( Memento of 3 February 2012 at the Internet Archive ) 12 January 2012 at
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Registration procedure for secondary school in February ( memento from February 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), January 25, 2012
- ↑ nrw.de: 50 applications for secondary schools approved
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: No secondary school in Wilnsdorf ( Memento from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), February 28, 2012
- ↑ wilnsdorf.de: Ehrenbürger ( Memento from March 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
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