Engelskirchen
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| Basicdat: | |
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. Region: | Cologne |
| District: | Oberbergischer Kreis |
| Area: | 63.07 km² |
| Population: | 20,823 (7/2/2003) |
| Population density: | 330/km² |
| Elevation: | 124 m |
| Postal code: | 51766 {before 1993: 5250) |
| Area/distance code: | 22–63 (022–63) |
| Location: | 50.9833/50°49' N lat. 7.41667/7°25' W long. |
| Municipal code: | 05374008 |
| Car designation: | GM
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| Arrangement of the city: | 1 districts |
| Address of the city administration: | 4 Engelsplatz Engelskirchen 51766 |
| Website: | www.engelskirchen.de |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Wolfgang Oberbüscher SPD |
Engelskirchen is a municipality in Oberbergischen Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia and Bergischen Land, about 40 kilometers east of Cologne, with approximately 21,000 inhabitants. Nearby towns are Wipperfürth, Gummersbach, Overath, Bergisch Gladbach, Wermelskirchen and Leverkusen. The neighbouring municipalities are: Kürten, Lindlar, Marienheide, Much and Wiehl.
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History
Engelskirchen is an old bergische settlement mentioned for the first time in 1353 as Engellerskerken. The many restored half-timbered houses distinguish the valley of Ermen and Engels in the Bergischen country. On the 1st of January 1975, the independent municipalities of Engelskirchen and Ründeroth were combined forming modern-day Engelskirchen.
Coat of arms of Engelskirchen
The coat of arms, granted on March 24th, 1976, contains the lion of the Counts of Berg and the chequered bar of the arms of the Counts of the Mark. Historically the municipality was part of both counties.
Places
| A | Albertsthal |
| B | Bad – Bellingroth – Bickenbach – Blei/Zink – Bliesbach – Blumenau – Broich – Büscherhöfchen – Buschhausen |
| D | Daxhorn – Distelhaus – Dörrenberg – Dumpe |
| E | Ehreshoven – Erlenhof |
| F | Feckelsberg – Forkscheid |
| G | Gosse – Grünscheid |
| H | Hahn – Hardt – Haus Alsbach – Haus Ley – Haus Rennbruch – Haus Selbach – Heide – Hintersteimel – Hollenberg – Hülsen |
| K | Kaltenbach – Kastor |
| L | Lepperhammer – Loope – Lüdenbach |
| M | Madonna – Meisenbüchel – Miebach – Müllensiefen |
| N | Niederhof – Neuenhaus – Neuhardt – Neurenscheid |
| O | Oberbüchel – Oberhollenberg – Oberschelmerath – Oberstaat – Oesinghausen – Ötterstal – Ohl
- Osberghausen] |
| P | Papiermühle – Perdt |
| R | Remerscheid – Rennbrucher Hammer – Rommersberg – Rosenau – Ründeroth |
| S | Schiffarth] – Schnellenbach – Staadt – Steeg – Stiefelhagen – Stürzenberg |
| T | Thal |
| U | Unterbüchel – Unterhollenberg – Unterkaltenbach – Unterschelmerath – Unterstaat |
| V | Vordersteimel |
| W | Wahlscheid – Walbach – Wallefeld – Werthsiefen – Westen – Wiehlmünden |
Sites of interest
Museums
- Rhenish industry museum
- Oelchenshammer (smith's museum)
Castles and castles
- Castle Ehreshoven
- Water castle Alsbach
Monuments
- The warrior's monument with Thingstätte and the physical monument Aggertalhöhle in Ründeroth.
- The Engelskirchener Lohmühle and three mills in the Lambachtal.
- Aggertal cave in Ründeroth
Catholic parish church Saint Peter and Paul
The origin of the parish church under the name Saint Peter and Paul in Engelskirchen lies in the 13th century. The massive west tower still comes from this time. Since the separation of the parish Saint Severinus in Lindlar in 1554 it is independent. For the huge number of the believers the church should have become in the 19th century too small, so that one cancelled the ship of the church after long-standing donation operations. Then anew a three aisle long house on round pillars with across house and taken off main choir was established. In 1943 to 1945 homeless inhabitants of Cologne and foreign civilian prisoner admission{intake} found here at times. Still in the last day of the war two explosive bombs destroyed with an air raid a share{part} of the church. While the bombs hit into aisle and tower, the vault collapsed. Three years later there followed a scanty renovation, then at the beginning of the years 1970 one repaired the damages{harms} from the war time more thoroughly. Later one more sacristy was grown.
Specific Peculiarity
Each year from November 15th until December 22nd, the Engelskirchen postal office answers letters to the infant Jesus. In 2002, over 50,000 letters arrived from all over the world. (The address is: To the infant Jesus, 51766 Engelskirchen)
Sister city
Literature
- Josef Hesse – Engelskirchen im 19. und 20. Jahrunderte = Engelskirchen in the 19th and the 20th Centuries, Engelskirchen 1985
- Peter Opladen / Edmund Schiefeling, Engelskirchen im Aggertal 1051
Web links
- http://www.oberberg-online.de/staedte/engelskirchen
- http://www.rim.lvr.de/orte/engelskirchen/index1.htm
- Map and aerial photos
| Towns and municipalities in Oberbergischer Kreis | |
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Bergneustadt | Engelskirchen | Gummersbach | Hückeswagen | Lindlar | Marienheide | Morsbach | Nümbrecht | Radevormwald | Reichshof | Waldbröl | Wiehl | Wipperfürth |
Categories: North Rhine-Westphalia | Town at Oberbergischen Land