Morsbach
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Morsbach is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
.
, in the southern corner of the Oberbergischen Kreis on the border of North Rhine-Westphalia to Rhineland-Palatinate .
Manner of writing of the first naming: Morsbach
4000
- 1800 B.C.
the first settlement of the Morsbacher area} goes back till the Neolithic Age from what a stone hatchet and the fragment of a flint blade give report.
(Around 800 the empire Charlemagne
a new region constitution receives. The first detectable area arrangement. The parish Morsbach belongs to the Auelgau (Sieggau) administered from the region count. Territorial men in the parish Morsbach are the counts of Sayn.
(Around 895 in the early-medieval directory of the Besitztümer of the canon's pen Saint Cassius and Florentius in Bonn
Morsbach is mentioned for the first time documentary. Also a little later in the relations of that time displaying immovable directory of the diocese Cologne (Liber valoris). Morsbach is with it the eldest documentary mentioned place in the Oberbergischer Kreis.
1131 pope
Innozenz II. confirms on 31.3 to the Bonn Cassiusstift the possession in the Morsbacher church and a part of the routine tenth (ecclesiam Moresbach cum parte decimae).
1174 the counts of mountain on castle in the Wupper received from earl Heinrich Raspe of Thuringia
castle Windeck as a fief.
1276 from the saynischen department Nümbrecht, consisting of the parishes Nümbrecht
, Waldbröl
and Morsbach, becomes the independent rule detached by the main possession Homburg with the own constitution and management.
1311 the counts of Sayn-Homburg recognize the court legal in the parish Morsbach, the fishing right and the tenth of the copper mine Böcklingen as a possession of the counts of mountain.
1380 the county Berg is raised by emperor Wenzel to the dukedom. Capital is Düsseldorf
(Around 1400 possibly half of the homburgischen parish becomes a Morsbach with his principal place property of the dukes of Berg. The borders are described in "Weistümern" (of 1464 (to 1572 and 1575 are displayed in the so-called Merkatorkarte kartographisch. the " Eigenthumb Moirsbach “ belongs to the office Windeck. With it the parish Morsbach is split in bergischen and homburgischen area (principal place Holpe).
Around 1500 construction of a chapel in Holpe as a branch church of Morsbach
1563 the counts of Sayn-Homburg remit a Lutheran church order for her area and explain the new apprenticeship to the state religion. With it the parish Morsbach is divided directly also confessional into the Catholic parish Morsbach and the Lutheran parish Holpe.
1604 by the " Siegburger comparison “ (12 June) the homburgische territory also comes to the dukedom Berg and to the office Windeck. The parish becomes with about 1100 inhabitants again a political unit.
1614 (finally 1666) the dukedom Berg comes in Pfalz-Neuburg (Wittelsbacher).
1634 the parish Morsbach becomes a fief area of count Hermann von Hatzfeldt gentleman Wildenburg and Crottorf).
1661 the fief is taken back by Philipp Wilhelm von Berg again. He lends to the Morsbachern the fish justice and hunting justice, an own magistrate and an own untercourt (7 juror) after the "high court to Windeck".
1742 elector Karl Theodor to Pfalz-Sulzbach becomes a duke of Berg. When he in 1777 at the same time elector of Bavaria
becomes, the residence of the dukedom is moved to Munich
.
1795 in the war of the allied Europe
an monarches against the French
revolutionary
army the French penetrate over the Rhine, take the dukedom Berg and camp down also in Morsbach.
1805 the successor
of the elector
Karl Theodor, elector Maximilian Joseph von Pfalz-Zweibrücken, forms an alliance with Napoleon and becomes a king of Bavaria
.
1806 Bavaria resigns the dukedom Berg in France. Berg becomes a Grand Duchy and Joachim Murat (brother-in-law Napoleon) his regent.
1808 the Grand Duchy falls back to Napoleon (Generalgouvernement). New management arrangement: Mairie (city hall) Morsbach (about 2200 inhabitants in the canton Waldbröl, in the Arrondissement to Siegen (prefecture in Dillenburg), in the Department Sieg.
1810 from 1.1 the French right which remains largely to [1870] or [1900] in strength counts in the Generalgouvernement [Berg].
1813 - [1815] this is administered Generalgouvernement - after the expulsion of the French - temporarily by a general governor
(Justus Gruner). New arrangement: local district Morsbach, canton Waldbröl
, management of a Kreis [Wipperfürth].
1816 new management arrangement: city hall Morsbach, Kreis Waldbröl, governmental district Cologne, province Kleve-Jülich-Berg (from 1822 Rhine province).
1932 on 1.10 the Kreis Waldbröl and Gummersbach
are combined to Oberbergischer Kreis. The municipality Morsbach has about 5300 inhabitants. Their borders are almost unchanged since centuries.
1945 the home area under American occupying (8.4.-17.6.1945, to 2/20/1949 British or Belgian occupying).
1946 the Oberbergischer Kreis lies (in the federal state) educated anew North Rhine-Westphalia
.
1995 1100-year celebration of the municipality Morsbach with historical pageant
"With authorization of the municipality Morsbach"
(state
of Saarland
, Germany
) Milly-la-Forêt
(département of Essonne
, France
)
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Geography
It is located about 50 km east of CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, in the southern corner of the Oberbergischen Kreis on the border of North Rhine-Westphalia to Rhineland-Palatinate .
Neighbouring places
| North: Reichshof Reichshof Reichshof is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in Germany, about 40 km east of Cologne. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.-General meaning:... | ||
| West: Waldbröl Waldbröl Waldbröl is a town is in the southern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographical location:The city lies on the slopes of the Nutscheid and is part of the Naturpark Bergisches Land... | Morsbach | East: Kirchen (Sieg) |
| South: Hamm (Sieg) Hamm (Sieg) Hamm is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 10 km north-east of Altenkirchen, and 40 km east of Bonn.... |
Division of the town
| A | Alzen - Amberg - Appenhagen |
| B | Berghausen - Birken - Birzel - Bitze - Böcklingen - Breitgen - Burg Volperhausen |
| E | Ellingen - Erblingen - Euelsloch - Eugenienthal |
| F | Flockenberg - Frankenthal |
| H | Hahn - Halle - Hammer - Heide - Hellerseifen - Herbertshagen - Holpe - Hülstert |
| K | Katzenbach - Kömpel - Korseifen |
| L | Ley - Lichtenberg - Lützelseifen |
| N | Neuhöfchen - Niederasbach - Niederdorf - Niederwarnsbach - Niederzielenbach |
| O | Oberasbach - Oberholpe - Oberwarnsbach - Oberzielenbach - Ölmühle - Ortseifen |
| R | Reinshagen - Rhein - Ritterseifen - Rolshagen - Rom - Rosengarten - Rossenbach |
| S | Schlechtingen - Seifen - Siedenberg - Solseifen - Springe - Steimelhagen - Stentenbach - Stockshöhe - Straßerhof - Strick |
| U | Überasbach - Überholz |
| V | Volperhausen |
| W | Wallerhausen - Wendershagen - Wittershagen |
| Z | Zinshardt |
History of the community Morsbach
Around 895 the place the first time was mentioned documentary namely " duplicate of a Copialbook of the inhabitant of Bonn Saint Cassiusstift " (Documentary first namings oberbergische places v. Klaus Pampus).Manner of writing of the first naming: Morsbach
4000
40th century BC
-Events:*c. 4000 BC, Liangzhu culture in China.*c. 4000 BC, More than 100 dwellings surrounding a community center, a cemetery and a kiln are built in Jiangzhai, near modern Xi'an, China.*Start of Naqada culture in Egypt....
- 1800 B.C.
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
the first settlement of the Morsbacher area} goes back till the Neolithic Age from what a stone hatchet and the fragment of a flint blade give report.
(Around 800 the empire Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
a new region constitution receives. The first detectable area arrangement. The parish Morsbach belongs to the Auelgau (Sieggau) administered from the region count. Territorial men in the parish Morsbach are the counts of Sayn.
(Around 895 in the early-medieval directory of the Besitztümer of the canon's pen Saint Cassius and Florentius in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
Morsbach is mentioned for the first time documentary. Also a little later in the relations of that time displaying immovable directory of the diocese Cologne (Liber valoris). Morsbach is with it the eldest documentary mentioned place in the Oberbergischer Kreis.
1131 pope
Pope
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Innozenz II. confirms on 31.3 to the Bonn Cassiusstift the possession in the Morsbacher church and a part of the routine tenth (ecclesiam Moresbach cum parte decimae).
1174 the counts of mountain on castle in the Wupper received from earl Heinrich Raspe of Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
castle Windeck as a fief.
1276 from the saynischen department Nümbrecht, consisting of the parishes Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.-Neighbouring places:North: WiehlWest: Engelskirchen NümbrechtEast: Reichshof...
, Waldbröl
Waldbröl
Waldbröl is a town is in the southern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographical location:The city lies on the slopes of the Nutscheid and is part of the Naturpark Bergisches Land...
and Morsbach, becomes the independent rule detached by the main possession Homburg with the own constitution and management.
1311 the counts of Sayn-Homburg recognize the court legal in the parish Morsbach, the fishing right and the tenth of the copper mine Böcklingen as a possession of the counts of mountain.
1380 the county Berg is raised by emperor Wenzel to the dukedom. Capital is Düsseldorf
(Around 1400 possibly half of the homburgischen parish becomes a Morsbach with his principal place property of the dukes of Berg. The borders are described in "Weistümern" (of 1464 (to 1572 and 1575 are displayed in the so-called Merkatorkarte kartographisch. the " Eigenthumb Moirsbach “ belongs to the office Windeck. With it the parish Morsbach is split in bergischen and homburgischen area (principal place Holpe).
Around 1500 construction of a chapel in Holpe as a branch church of Morsbach
1563 the counts of Sayn-Homburg remit a Lutheran church order for her area and explain the new apprenticeship to the state religion. With it the parish Morsbach is divided directly also confessional into the Catholic parish Morsbach and the Lutheran parish Holpe.
1604 by the " Siegburger comparison “ (12 June) the homburgische territory also comes to the dukedom Berg and to the office Windeck. The parish becomes with about 1100 inhabitants again a political unit.
1614 (finally 1666) the dukedom Berg comes in Pfalz-Neuburg (Wittelsbacher).
1634 the parish Morsbach becomes a fief area of count Hermann von Hatzfeldt gentleman Wildenburg and Crottorf).
1661 the fief is taken back by Philipp Wilhelm von Berg again. He lends to the Morsbachern the fish justice and hunting justice, an own magistrate and an own untercourt (7 juror) after the "high court to Windeck".
1742 elector Karl Theodor to Pfalz-Sulzbach becomes a duke of Berg. When he in 1777 at the same time elector of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
becomes, the residence of the dukedom is moved to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
1795 in the war of the allied Europe
Europe
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an monarches against the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
revolutionary
Revolutionary
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army the French penetrate over the Rhine, take the dukedom Berg and camp down also in Morsbach.
1805 the successor
Successor
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of the elector
Prince-elector
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Karl Theodor, elector Maximilian Joseph von Pfalz-Zweibrücken, forms an alliance with Napoleon and becomes a king of Bavaria
King of Bavaria
King of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished...
.
1806 Bavaria resigns the dukedom Berg in France. Berg becomes a Grand Duchy and Joachim Murat (brother-in-law Napoleon) his regent.
1808 the Grand Duchy falls back to Napoleon (Generalgouvernement). New management arrangement: Mairie (city hall) Morsbach (about 2200 inhabitants in the canton Waldbröl, in the Arrondissement to Siegen (prefecture in Dillenburg), in the Department Sieg.
1810 from 1.1 the French right which remains largely to [1870] or [1900] in strength counts in the Generalgouvernement [Berg].
1813 - [1815] this is administered Generalgouvernement - after the expulsion of the French - temporarily by a general governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
(Justus Gruner). New arrangement: local district Morsbach, canton Waldbröl
Waldbröl
Waldbröl is a town is in the southern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographical location:The city lies on the slopes of the Nutscheid and is part of the Naturpark Bergisches Land...
, management of a Kreis [Wipperfürth].
1816 new management arrangement: city hall Morsbach, Kreis Waldbröl, governmental district Cologne, province Kleve-Jülich-Berg (from 1822 Rhine province).
1932 on 1.10 the Kreis Waldbröl and Gummersbach
Gummersbach
Gummersbach is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 km east of Cologne. In the past it was nicknamed "the Lime Tree Town", because lime trees lined the main street...
are combined to Oberbergischer Kreis. The municipality Morsbach has about 5300 inhabitants. Their borders are almost unchanged since centuries.
1945 the home area under American occupying (8.4.-17.6.1945, to 2/20/1949 British or Belgian occupying).
1946 the Oberbergischer Kreis lies (in the federal state) educated anew North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
.
1995 1100-year celebration of the municipality Morsbach with historical pageant
"With authorization of the municipality Morsbach"
The coat of arms of Morsbach
The arms were granted on August 14, 1937. The arms show in the upper part the lion of the Counts of Berg as the village historically belonged to Berg. The lower part is canting, Moor or marshland, and Bach or brook.Churches
- Roman Catholic - Parish church Morsbach
- Roman Catholic - Pastoral care district Alzen
- Roman Catholic - Parish church Ellingen
- Roman Catholic - Parish church Holpe
- Roman Catholic - Parish church Lichtenberg - priest Dieter Weimann
- Protestant - parish church Holpe-Morsbach - priest Heiner Karnstein
Population of Morsbach
| Year | Population |
| 1838 | |
| 1866 | |
| 1939 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1984 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2002 | |
School
- Franziskus school - Cath. elementary school - Morsbach
- Erich Kästner -school - association lower secondary school - Morsbach
Associations and facilities
- Carnival company Morsbach in 1899
- Cantabile Morsbach
- Ev. church choirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
Morsbach - Cath. church choir "Cäcilia" Morsbach
- Women's choir Morsbach "song circle"
- MGV "Concordia" Morsbach
- MGV "Eintracht" Morsbach
- Bugle blower corps Morsbach
- Home association Morsbach
- Homing pigeon's association Morsbach
- Partnership association Morsbach-Milly-la-Foret
- Theater u. Amateur dramatic society of the adult education program Morsbach
- Working-class well-being Morsbach
- Kolpings family Morsbach
- Cath. Women's community Morsbach
- Music school Morsbach e. V.
Welfare services
- Handicapped person's center Saint Gertrud
- Charity-social station
- BWO Handicapped person's center Oberberg GmbH
Places of interest
- Main place of interest is the RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
basilicaBasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
"Saint Gertrud" from the 12./13th century. - Castle Volperhausen
Sons and daughters of the municipality
- Heinrich Halberstadt, local politician
- Rolf Birkhölzer (* 1949), footballer
- Walter Rütt (* 1883), racing cyclist
Twin towns
GroßrosselnGroßrosseln
Großrosseln is a village and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the border with France, approx. 12 km west of Saarbrücken. The neighbouring municipality in France is Petite-Rosselle.-Geography:...
(state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) Milly-la-Forêt
Milly-la-Forêt
Milly-la-Forêt is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.-Geology:The Forest of Fontainebleau in the western end of which Milly-la-Forêt lies, is composed of the Oligocene Fontainebleau sands, which are a marine deposit, laid down in an intertidal...
(département of Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
, France
France
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)
Literature
- Christoph Buchen / Erwin Weber: Alt Morsbach. Die Gemeinde Morsbach in alten Bildern, Meinerzhagen 1981
- Morsbach. Chronik einer oberbergischen Gemeinde, hg. von der Gemeinde Morsbach, Meinerzhagen 1987
- 1100 Jahre Morsbach. 895 - 1995, hg. von der Gemeinde Morsbach, Waldbröl 1995