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Ten way
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 6 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 44 ″  E
Zehntweg (Bergisch Gladbach)
Ten way

Location of Zehntweg in Bergisch Gladbach

Zehntweg is a district in the Schildgen district of Bergisch Gladbach .

history

The settlement name Zehntweg is identical to the historical traffic route, which is recorded in the original cadastre as Zehntweg from Schildgen to Nittum .

etymology

The name is derived from the Middle High German zehente (= the tenth part, especially as a donation of cattle and fruits). He referred to the farms lying on the way, which had to pay their tithe dues to the manor of Strauweiler .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Andree Schulte, Bergisch Gladbach, city history in street names , published by the Bergisch Gladbach city archive, volume 3, and by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein department Rhein-Berg e. V., Volume 11, Bergisch Gladbach 1995, p. 36, ISBN 3-9804448-0-5

literature

  • Anton Jux: The Bergisch Botenamt, the history of Bergisch Gladbach up to the Prussian era , published by the Culture Office of the City of Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisch Gladbach 1964