Cyclone in the Bergisches Land, 1906

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Damage in Müngsten

The hurricane in the Bergisches Land in 1906 was a weather event on August 14, 1906 in the district of Solingen and Remscheid , which caused great damage and several deaths.

A thunderstorm came from the Rhineland from the southwest over the Bergisches Land . A tornado formed , which led to considerable damage to houses, bridges and forests. The villages of Balkhausen I , Balkhausen II , Scharfhausen , Schaberg , Dorperhof and Müngsten were particularly affected . The tornado reached the Wupper near Beyenburg .

There were three dead and many injured, as the "Solinger Kreis-Intellektivenblatt", today Solinger Tageblatt , reported.

See also: List of weather events in Europe

literature

  • Florian Speer : 100 years ago: A trace of blood and rubble - "Bergischer Tornado" 1906.
    In: Romerike Berge, 57th year, issue 1/2007, ISSN  0485-4306

Web links

  • Michael Tettinger: The storm on August 14, 1906 from old newspapers. ( online )