Bürenbruch is a part of
Ergste
Ergste is a stadtbezirk (a district) of the town of Schwerte in Germany. As of 31 December 2012, Ergste had a population of 7025 inhabitants. It lies south of the river Ruhr near Sauerland
The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading acro ...
, a district of
Schwerte
Schwerte (; Westphalian: ''Schweierte'') is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Schwerte is situated in the Ruhr valley, at the south-east border of the Ruhr Area. South of Schwerte begins the mountain ...
. It lies south of the
Ruhr
The Ruhr ( ; , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr Area, sometimes Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populati ...
near
Sauerland
The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of the States of Germany, German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited.
...
and is mainly used for silviculture and agriculture. At 2012 Bürenbruch had a population of 243 inhabitants.
Geology
In Bürenbruch are a few streams, for example the
Lollenbach
Lollenbach is a stream of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is between Bürenbruch (a part of Ergste) and Letmathe.NRW Wanderkarte 1:25000. 17: Hagen, Gevelsberg, Iserlohn, Witten. The stream has a length of . Near Reingsen, a part o ...
and the
Wannebach.
[NRW Wanderkarte 1:25000. 17: Hagen, Gevelsberg, Iserlohn, Witten. ]
History
Before 1975, Bürenbruch belongs to the county Iserlohn (Kreis
Iserlohn
Iserlohn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Iserlaun'') is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.
Geogr ...
).
A street of Bürenbruch, the Michaelisweg, is a historical path through which in earlier centuries the
tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Modern tithes are normally voluntary and paid in money, cash, cheques or v ...
on
Michaelmas Day
Michaelmas ( ; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 Se ...
(September 29) was placed in the form of agricultural products from the
fief
A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal alle ...
to the castle Hohen Limburg of
Hagen-Hohenlimburg
Hagen-Hohenlimburg (formerly known as Limburg an der Lenne, changed to Hohenlimburg in 1903; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Limmerg''), on the Lenne river, is a borough of the city of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Hohenlimburg ...
.
The former evangelical, single-class school in Bürenbruch, was named Reingsen zu Bürenbruch, because the previous school was in
Reingsen Reingsen is a part of Ergste, a district of Schwerte, Germany. Before 1975, Reingsen belongs to the county Iserlohn (Kreis Iserlohn).Statistisches Bundesamt: ''Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- u. ...
, another part of Ergste.
The school was built in Bürenbruch in 1855. It was closed in 1967 and is now privately owned.
References
[Paul Tillmann: ''Heimatbuch zur Hundertjahrfeier der Volksschule Bürenbruch.''
]
[''Aktive Senioren''. Volume 24, Nr. 98]
External link
[''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch 2012: Vollständiges Ortslexikon''. Walter de Gruyter, 31.08.2012
]
[
Statistisches Bundesamt: ''Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- u. Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen u. Reg.-Bez. vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982.'' Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, .
]
External links
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Unna (district)
Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia