Wunderthausen

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Wunderthausen
City of Bad Berleburg
Wunderthausen coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 41 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 41 ″  E
Height : 532  (520-816)  m
Area : 14.37 km²
Residents : 578  (March 31, 2011)
Population density : 40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 57319
Area code : 02750
Aerial photo (2013)
Aerial photo (2013)

Wunderthausen is a district of Bad Berleburg in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Neighboring places

hamlet

history

The first documentary mention comes from January 21, 1303. Here the place is mentioned for the first time as Wandirdihusen.

In 1338 a chapel in Wunderthausen is mentioned. In the years 1508 to 1569, Wunderthausen was part of the church of Bromskirchen . One school is dated for 1790. In 1816, Wunderthausen was incorporated into the Prussian state. The men's choir was founded in 1869. It was followed by the warrior club in 1873. The fire brigade received a suction and pressure pump in 1883. From 1892, Wunderthausen and the village of Diedenshausen have the status of their own parish . Wunderthausen is known for its spoon production: in 1916, 900,000 spoons are said to have been made. In 1922, electricity found its way into Wunderthausen. In 1928 the shooting and rifle club was founded. Since January 1, 1975, Wunderthausen has been a district of Bad Berleburg . In 2003, Wunderthausen celebrated its 700th anniversary.

Population development

  • 1961: 658 inhabitants
  • 1970: 650 inhabitants
  • 1974: 622 inhabitants
  • 2011: 578 inhabitants

literature

  • Peter Schneider: On the Reichsautobahn from Erndtebrück to Wunderthausen. Planning for a motorway through the Rothaar Mountains. In: Wittgenstein magazine , volume 81/2017, issue 1, pp. 19–45

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chronicle of Wunderthausen. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013 ; accessed on December 11, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b c Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 337 .
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 138 .