Country Germany Admin. region Köln Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 13,758 (31 Dec 2010) Administrative region Cologne | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Oberbergischer Kreis Area 54.99 km² Local time Sunday 11:40 PM | |
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Elevation 256 - 506 m (−1,400 ft) Weather 4°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Marienheide is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 51709 Marienheide Germany
- Geography
- Neighbouring places
- History
- Transportation
- Places of interest
- Church municipalities
- Born in Marienheide
- twin town
- References
Map of 51709 Marienheide, Germany
Geography
Marienheide is located about 50 km east of Cologne.
Neighbouring places
The neighbouring towns are Gummersbach and Wipperfürth as well as in Märkischer Kreis - Meinerzhagen and Kierspe, and the neighbouring municipalities are Engelskirchen and Lindlar.
History
The first documentary mention of the place was in 1417 " in a sales document is called Heydenreich of our dear Mrs. Knecht on the Mergenheyde " (Documentary first namings of oberbergischer places v. Klaus Pampus).
The manner of writing of the first naming was: Mergenheyde.
On the altar lights of the old pilgrimage church a signed coat of arms of 1601 which carries the name "Mergenheyd" is to be seen. An old brochure of the Catholic vicarage Marienheide states: " The origin of the mercy place Marienheide dates back to 1420 and to one particular man. " This person, a simple man called Heinrich, lived as a hermit in a hit rock hiding place in the " Bockelsburger Wood ", near the present-day railroad line. The hermit apparently lived from agriculture. Another chronicle, not described further, is stated as a source, and thus one says further that " the mother of God appeared to this keen Heinrich in the form of a small picture and ordered to him to proceed to Cologne to purchase a similar little picture for thirty pieces of silver. " With this the foundation for the place of pilgrimage was laid. Hermit Heinrich has been found with Count Gerhard of the Mark, the sovereign at that time, support, so that Pope Martin V as well as the preacher's order interested. Thus was built "in the wilderness" the first little church and, a little way away, the Dominican order's cloister.
Transportation
The transport connections to the national road system is good. A 15-km connecting highway to Meinerzhagen from the Autobahn A45 (the Sauerland line, Dortmund - Gießen) takes about 15 minutes. The connection via Wiehl/Gummersbach from the A4 (Cologne - Olpe) is about 17 km long and takes about 20 minutes. The town is crossed by the B 256.
There consist the following bus lines:
Marienheide is traversed by the Hagen–Dieringhausen railway. The RB 25 Regionalbahn service Oberbergische Bahn runs every hour via Gummersbach, Engelskirchen, Overath to Cologne. Work has been carried out for reactivation of the connection to Brügge, but the opening is still pending.
Places of interest
Church municipalities
Wilbringhausen belongs to the parish Saint Josef in Kierspe and, as a result, to diocese Essen.
Born in Marienheide
twin town
The Polish town Biala is the twin town of Marienheide. Since 1993 the official towns partnership consists. Biala is structured predominantly country and has in possibly also many inhabitants like Marienheide.