Wipperfeld is a village and a district in the town of

Wipperfürth 310px, Map of the city 250px, Town hall Wipperfürth () is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the oldest town in the Bergischen Land. History The eldest d ...

which is a

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n municipality in the

Oberbergischer Kreis The Oberbergischer Kreis (, ) is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ennepe-Ruhr, Märkischer Kreis, Olpe (district), Olpe, Altenkirchen (district), Altenkirchen, ...

, about 40 km north-east of

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Geographical position

Wipperfeld is set in the west of Wipperfürth, next to the federal road B506 from Wipperfürth to

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. Villages proximate to Wipperfeld are Lamsfuß, Erlen, Grüterich, Überberg and Oberholl. The river "Wipperfelder Bach" runs through the village.

The district Wipperfeld

The district Wipperfeld consists of the following villages:

History

Mediaeval Times

In mediaeval times the village formed a part of the department of Steinbach (

Lindlar Lindlar ( ) is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located about 30 km east of Cologne. Geography Lindlar is located between latitudes 50°58' and 51°5' N. and longitudes 7°15' and 7°28' E ...

) and belonged to the district of the country court in Lindlar. The parish church of Wipperfeld was built in the 12th century. The present-day church was built in 1892 and

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in 1894.

Modern Times

Up unto the 19th century a flour mill was in operation. The mill is identified in the "Statistik des Bergischen Landes von 1797". In 1890 Mr Mausbach from Wipperfeld was elected as the mayor of Lindlar. Up to 1975 an independent municipality of Wipperfeld existed.

Culture

Parish Churches

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church of St. Klemens. Wipperfeld

Schools

* Catholic elementary school Wipperfeld

Traffic

Federal roads

The federal road B506 from Wipperfürth to Bergisch Gladbach runs next to Wipperfeld.

Bus routes

Bus stops Wipperfeld, Wipperfeld, Wende, Wipperfeld, Kirche: * VRS (KWS) 427 to Bergisch Gladbach (S) via Kürten-Weiden * VRS (KWS) 426 to Bergisch Gladbach (S) via Kürten

Literature

German

* Führer, Gerhard: Alarm durch Läuten, Blasen und Trommelschlagen : die Feuerwehren von Olpe und Wipperfeld in früherer Zeit. In: Rhein.-Berg. Kalender 66. 1996 (1995) S. 183-187 * 75 Jahre St.-Seb.-Schützenbruderschaft Wipperfeld 1921 e. V. Wipperfeld 1996

External links

German

"Unser Wipperfeld"

Schützenkapelle Wipperfeld

DJK Wipperfeld

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