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Nmbrecht---Sidenote START--- Nmbrecht is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km east of Cologne. It is a health resort, known for its good climate. The coat of arms of Nmbrecht The arms were granted on January 4, 1936 and again in 1969. The arms are identical to the arms of the Homburg Estate, a possession of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The castle is also used in the arms of the district. The Homburg is situated in the municipality. Above the left tower is the arms of the Counts themselves. History of the community Nmbrecht 1131 the place the first time was mentioned documentary namely in the " papal possession confirmation for the inhabitant of Bonn Saint Cassiusstift " (Documentary first namings of oberbergischer places v. Klaus Pampus). Manner of writing of the first naming: Nuenbret Regarding the development of Nmbrecht findings belay that since the stone time people in this zone have lived. Broken pieces of clay already refer on early trade relation. However the story of the community begins firstly in the early Middle Ages. 600 - 700 The first settlements begin in the area Oberberg. zw. 768 und 918 Probably Nmbrecht already exists as a settlement. (Nmbrecht means: measured district for a new settlement) 1131 First authentic mentions of the settlement Nmbrecht. zw. 900 und 1200 The settlement Marienberghausen arises 955 Probably the year of construction of the Evangelic Church Nmbrecht 1.12.1264 With the acceptance of the county of Sayn by Gottfried 1st begins the story of the domination Homburg. 1268 - 76 Gottfried I. builds the "Castle Homburg" as his residence. 1359 At that time the count of Sayn marries the daughter of the last count of Wittgenstein and expands its name to " of Sayn count to Wittgenstein" 1665 The chapel of Marienberghausen is completed to a church, that has retained its form until today. 1743 The Homburgische characteristic dynasty is gone out, the domination falls to the house Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. 1792 Christian Heinrich, count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is raised in the sovereign state. 1806 Son Friedrich Albert loses the official power as a sovereign, because of the foundation of the Rhine alliance. After 530 years the Homburgische government is over. 1808 Both Marien Nmbrecht and Marienberghausen are established and are incorporated into the napoleonic grand duchy Berg. 1813 The domination of the Frenchmen is concluded, and the Marien, renamed in mayor offices, stand under Prussian supremacy. 1845 The Rhine local code is released. On this base the first municipal council at Nmbrecht and also at Marienberghausen can be choosed. 1933 The administration businesses pass to the members of the NSDAP,also at Nmbrecht dominate anxiety and arbitrariness for 12 years. 1946 The communities are democratized and a new municipal council is choosed. 1968 The administrations of both communities Nmbrecht and Marienberghausen are joined. 1969 With the taking effect of the " law about the reorganisation of the Oberbergischen Kreis" the today's large community arises from Marienberghausen and Nmbrecht. 1973 Nmbrecht receives from the minister of work, health and social duties the national recognition as an air spa, and 1987 the national recognition as a well-being climatic spa. The numerous cure and leisure time arrangements are developped further and supplemented. 1992 setting up of the high school in Nmbrecht. 1994 setting up of the Sophie Scholl school. 1995 opening the Rhein-Sieg clinic - departments of Orthopedics and neurology - in Hhenstrasse in Nmbrecht. 2003 as the first local authority district in North Rhine-Westphalia Nmbrecht with the environmental roof brand Viabono (brand name for environment-friendly tourism) was distinguished. In addition, Nmbrecht was classed as a remedial-climatic health resort of the Premium Class. With authorization of the local government Nmbrecht The localities of the municipality Nmbrecht
| |||Auf der Hardt - Abbenroth - Ahebruch - Alsbach | | ||Bierenbachtal - Breunfeld - Benroth - Berkenroth - Breitewiese - Brnglinghausen - Bruch - Bschhof - Buch | | ||Distelkamp - Drinsahl | | ||Elsenroth - Erlinghausen | | ||Friedenthal | | ||Gaderoth - Grnthal - Grunewald - Gpringhausen - Gerhardsiefen - Grtzenberg - Geringhausen - Geringhauser Mhle - Guxmhlen | | ||Hammermhle - Hardt - Harscheid - Hasenberg - Homburg Brl - Heide - Heisterstock - Hillenbach - Hochstraen - Hferhof - Hmel - Homburger Papiermhle - Huppichteroth | | ||Kleinhhe - Krahm - Kurtenbach | | ||Langenbach - Linde - Lindscheid -Lindscheid Mhle - Loch - Lhe | | ||Malzhagen - Marienberghausen - Mildsiefen - Mhlenthal | | ||Nallingen - Neuenberg - Neuroth - Nmbrecht - Niederbrl - Niederbreidenbach - Niederelben - Niederstaffelbach - Nchel | | ||Oberbierenbach - Oberbech - Oberstaffelbach - Oberbreidenbach - dinghausen - Oberelben | | ||Prombach | | ||Riechenbach - Rommelsdorf - Rttgen - Rose | | ||Stockheim - Schnhausen - Schnthal - Spreitgen - Stranzenbach - Strae | | ||berdorf - Unter der Hardt | | ||Vorholz | | ||Winterborn - Windhausen - Wirtenbach - Wolfscharre | Culture Art Society of Nmbrecht The Kunstverein Nmbrecht ("Art Society" of Nmbrecht) was founded in 1983. Its Haus der Kunst ("House of Art") hosts various exhibitions. Sights Watchtower The 30-metre high watchtower at the "Lindchen" in Nmbrecht has 154 steps; the top of the tower is 341 m above sea level. From the top, one can see the Rhine, the Siebengebirge mountain range and even as far as the Rothaargebirge mountain range. Amiger tunnel This iron ore mining tunnel known as the Amiger tunnel is approximately 200 to 300 years old. The Amiger tunnel is situated in a forest area called "In the Goldkaule", below the "Alfred Lang" hut and the watchtower. The tunnel is approximately 20 meters long. However, according to local legends, the tunnel goes as far as the village dinghausen. Today the entry to the tunnel is shut off by a grating and only the bats know where the tunnel leads... Benroth The "ecovillage" Benroth is about five kilometers from Nmbrecht. The conversion of Benroth into an "ecological village of the future" required a few smaller and larger measures, such as the installation of a moist biotope and drystone-wallings. The one-hour tour "ecomile" through the village allows an insight into the projects. Half timbering There are a number of well-preserved half timbered houses in the small village Bruch northeast of Nmbrecht. Most of them date back to the 19th century. Some of them were built on the foundation walls of the previous houses. Remarkable rocks Near Nmbrecht, small quartzite monadnocks from the Devonian era (approximately 360 million years ago) were exposed by erosion of softer sedimentary rock. Crinoids ("sea lily") and brachiopod fossils have been discovered here (so they are neither erratic blocks from the ice age nor meteorites, as was formerly believed). Witches' ponds Two ponds below the nearby village of Spreitgen are known as Hexenweiher ("witches' ponds"). It is not known whether the name derives from actual witchcraft trials by dunking during the Middle Ages. (In these trials the witches were thrown into a pond with their hands cuffed and their feet tied together. If they went under and drowned, they were considered to be innocent. If they survived they were proven to be a witch and oftentimes burnt.) Castle Homburg is a historic site of witchcraft trials. In a trial on September 14, 1631, for example, six women were accused of being witches. Because they confessed, they were given mercy and beheaded instead of being burnt alive. Churches The 1000-year-old church next to the castle in Nmbrecht is one of the most interesting sacral buildings of the area: the tower was built in Romanesque style, the romanesque part of the interior features massive medieval pillars and reinforcing arches. The ribbed structure of the apses is typical of Gothic style. Flat vaults were added at the end of the 17th century. The top construction of the tower and the altar reflects Baroque architecture. The church "Bunte Kerke" in Marienberghausen features medieval wall paintings. The building was changed and reconstructed several times and thus lost its original appearance of a typical fortified church. The west tower is all that is left from the original 12th century building. The late Gothic paintings in the interior are preserved however. The paintings had been painted over during the Protestant Reformation period and they surfaced when the organ was renovated in 1910. Only a couple of gothic wall paintings in the area are preserved to this day. Marienberghausen In both 1969 and 1991 Marienberghausen won the German federal competition Unser Dorf soll schner werden" ("Our village shall become more beautiful"). It is also the birthplace of the opera Hnsel und Gretel, composed here by Engelbert Humperdinck and also first performed here. Mail coach The "Oberbergische Postkutsche", a mail coach, runs between Nmbrecht and Wiehl every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May to the end of October. It is a reproduction of the mail coach of the Imperial Post Office around 1871. Castle Homburg The oldest surviving written mention of Castle Homburg dates from 1276. The present castle was built at the location of the Wasserburg (moated castle) "Holstein"; some of the stone used for building originated from the old castle. The earlier castle was bought by count Gottfried, first count of Sayn, in the second half of the 13th century. Beginning in 1635 count Ernst von Sayn-Wittgenstein converted the castle into its present state. 100 years later the Berleburg branch of the Sayn-Wittgenstein family assumed administration of the castle. Over time the buildings started to decay, but in 1904 it was renovated and in 1926 the museum moved in. Castle Homburg is home of the museum of the Oberbergischer Kreis. In direct proximity are a sawmill, a corn mill and a baking house. Also the seat of the biological station Oberberg is in the "red house" (the former farm building Zehntscheuer). The biological station is responsible for the scientific and practical support of the nature preserves of the district and various landscape conservation projects. Health resort park Column well in the health resort park The column well fountain in the health resort park was created by sculptor Michael Schwarze. It was built for the horticultural show (Landesgartenschau) held in Nrmbrecht in 1974. The figures of the well symbolize the age-old will of humans to free themselves from obligations of life. The female figures are the symbols of beauty and fertility, the fists express force and assertiveness. The hand is an indication of understanding and work. The male leg stands for progress and conquest. Berlin place The Berlin bear is a present of the senate of Berlin. He was put up shortly before the land garden show in 1974 in the health resort park. Berlin citizens could spend a free vacation in Nmbrecht, this was promoted by the country of North Rhine-Westphalia. Special supplies of the health resort - Light festival in the health resort park, always on the 2nd week-end in July
- Christmassy work art market, the last week-end before the 1st Advent
- Health resort concerts in the health resort hall or Rhine victory clinic, Sunday 15.00 o'clock
Industry In the municipality 3 industrial zones are namely in Elsenroth - Gaderoth and in Breunfeld. The most different companies are resident there. The biggest employer in municipality is the SARSTEDT Verwaltungs AG with her factories in village Rommelsdorf and Winterborn. The company develops, produce and sell machines and consumable material for medicine and science. The setting up followed in the year 1961 and occupies nowadays 2,250 employees worldwide. Just as ist the KABE LABORTECHNIK GmbH in Elsenroth a bigger medicine technology company. The setting up followed in the year 1983. It develops, produce and sell machines and consumable material for medicine. Schools in the municipality - Gemeinschaftsgrund- und Hauptschulen (elementary schools)
- Sophie Scholl Realschule Nmbrecht (secondary modern)
- Gymnasium Nmbrecht
- Educational site - House Nmbrecht
Sons and daughters of the municipality - Prof. Dr. Karl Heckmann, regional historian 1866 - 1943
- Otto Kaufmann, regional historian .... - 1985
- Thomas Lang, author
- Dr. Robert Ley
- Peter Rbsam, sculptor
- Julia Prejmerean-Aston, painter
- Walter Peitgen, Old-Mayor
- Prof. Dr. Heinz-Otto Peitgen - German mathematician
- Rainer Schmidt Paralympics - Table tennis player
Congregations - Evangelical church municipality Nmbrecht.
- Evangelical church municipality Marienberghausen.
- Catholic church municipality Nmbrecht, Hl. Spirit.
Memorials - Warrior's monument for the dead people of 1. and title="2th}} [[world war">2th}} [[world war.
- The memorial in the Jewish cemetery was initiated in 28th May in 1995. It's originated with the help of an engaged working group in the municipality with collaboration with the sculptress Marianne Roetzel from Harscheid. On old cobble stones there lies a stone tablet, this is complemented with seven columns. They symbolize Menora, the 7-armed candlestick.
- Stone tablet as a recollection of the former Jewish synagogue on the modern village square.
Social facilities - Old care home Engelsstift the Theodor Fliedner foundation.
- Blind home - Ernst-Christoffel home.
- Social welfare work station Nmbrecht of the Ev church municipality Nmbrecht.
Literature - Marion Geldmacher, The beginnings of Nmbrecht and Homburg, writings to Rheini history Bd. 4, Cologne 1980
- Karl Heckman, History of the former realm rule Homburg at the Mark, Bonn 1939
- Heinrich Schild, Chronicle of the municipalities Nmbrecht and Marienberghausen, Nmbrecht 1977
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