This article is about a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. For other uses, see Morsbach (disambiguation).
Morsbach is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. In 2015, Morsbach's population was 10,600. The central village, also named Morsbach, has a population of 3,400. With a number of buildings dating back to the 12th century, it is a popular spot for hikers and other nature lovers.
4000-1800 BC: First settlement in the region, dating back to the Neolithic Age. A stone hatchet and a fragment of a flint blade have been found.
800 AD: Morschbach is part of Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire. The parish of Morsbach was administered by the court officials of Sayn.
895: Morsbach is first mentioned in Duplicate of an Archival Book of the Inhabitants of Bonn, Saint Cassius Parish, which also mentions the Oberberg communities.
1806: Berg becomes a grand duchy, with Joachim Murat (Napoleon's brother-in-law) its regent.
1932: Kreis Waldbröl and Gummersbach are combined to form Oberbergischer Kreis. Morsbach has about 5,300 inhabitants, and its borders have been nearly unchanged for centuries.
Morsbach's coat of arms was granted on August 14, 1937. The upper part is a lion (symbolic of the Counts of Berg), and the lower part is a marshy brook.[citation needed]
The Romanesque Saint Gertrud basilica, whose tower dates to the second half of the 12th century; other sections date to the first half of the 13th century.[5]
Castle Volperhausen
The heritage-protected Morsbach station building. According to its preservation order, "The preservation of this building is of public interest because of its locally influenced design of the uniform Prussian station building type and also because of its special roof design."[6][failed verification]
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
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This article is about a municipality in North Rhine Westphalia Germany For other uses see Morsbach disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Morsbach news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Morsbach is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis a district in North Rhine Westphalia near the border of Rhineland Palatinate in Germany In 2015 Morsbach s population was 10 600 The central village also named Morsbach has a population of 3 400 With a number of buildings dating back to the 12th century it is a popular spot for hikers and other nature lovers MorsbachMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsLocation of Morsbach within Oberbergischer Kreis districtMorsbachShow map of GermanyMorsbachShow map of North Rhine WestphaliaCoordinates 50 52 N 7 43 E 50 867 N 7 717 E 50 867 7 717CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdmin regionKolnDistrictOberbergischer KreisGovernment Mayor 2020 25 Jorg Bukowski 1 Ind Area Total55 96 km2 21 61 sq mi Elevation206 m 676 ft Population 2021 12 31 2 Total10 093 Density180 km2 470 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes51597Dialling codes02294Vehicle registrationGMWebsitewww wbr morsbach wbr de Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Subdivisions 2 History 3 Coat of arms 4 Population 5 Points of interest 6 Twin towns 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksGeography EditMorsbach is 50 kilometres 31 mi east of Cologne in the southern corner of the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine Westphalia near its border with Rhineland Palatinate In 2015 its population was 10 600 3 Subdivisions Edit The municipality Gemeinde is divided into 66 subdivisions Ortsteile 4 In alphabetical order they are Alzen Amberg Appenhagen Berghausen Birken Birzel Bitze Bocklingen Breitgen Burg Volperhausen Ellingen Erblingen Euelsloch Eugenienthal Flockenberg Frankenthal Hahn Halle Hammer Heide Hellerseifen Herbertshagen Holpe Hulstert Katzenbach Kompel Korseifen Ley Lichtenberg Lutzelseifen Neuhofchen Niederasbach Niederdorf Niederwarnsbach Niederzielenbach Oberasbach Oberholpe Oberwarnsbach Oberzielenbach Olmuhle Ortseifen Reinshagen Rhein Ritterseifen Rolshagen Rom Rosengarten Rossenbach Schlechtingen Seifen Siedenberg Solseifen Springe Steimelhagen Stentenbach Stockshohe Strasserhof Strick Uberasbach Uberholz Volperhausen Wallerhausen Wendershagen Wittershagen ZinshardtHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 4000 1800 BC First settlement in the region dating back to the Neolithic Age A stone hatchet and a fragment of a flint blade have been found 800 AD Morschbach is part of Charlemagne s Holy Roman Empire The parish of Morsbach was administered by the court officials of Sayn 895 Morsbach is first mentioned in Duplicate of an Archival Book of the Inhabitants of Bonn Saint Cassius Parish which also mentions the Oberberg communities 31 March 1131 Pope Innocent II mentions the Morsbach church 1174 The counts along the Wupper received Windeck Castle from Earl Heinrich Raps of Thuringia as a gift c 1500 A chapel is built in Holpe as a branch church of Morsbach 1563 The counts of Sayn Homburg authorize a Lutheran church The parish of Morsbach remains Catholic and the Lutheran parish is in Holpe 1634 Morsbach becomes a fiefdom of Count Hermann von Hatzfeldt 1661 The fiefdom is reclaimed by Philipp Wilhelm von Berg 1795 During the War of the First Coalition French forces cross the Rhine seize the Duchy of Berg and camp in Morsbach 1805 Prince elector Maximilian Joseph von Pfalz Zweibrucken forms an alliance with Napoleon and becomes the king of Bavaria 1806 Berg becomes a grand duchy with Joachim Murat Napoleon s brother in law its regent 1932 Kreis Waldbrol and Gummersbach are combined to form Oberbergischer Kreis Morsbach has about 5 300 inhabitants and its borders have been nearly unchanged for centuries 1946 Oberbergischer Kreis becomes part of North Rhine Westphalia in West Germany Coat of arms EditMorsbach s coat of arms was granted on August 14 1937 The upper part is a lion symbolic of the Counts of Berg and the lower part is a marshy brook citation needed Population EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Population 1838 2002 Year 1838 1866 1939 1950 1960 1972 1980 1984 2000 2002Population 3 563 3 857 5 685 6 979 7 155 9 689 10 669 10 565 12 250 12 337Points of interest EditThe Romanesque Saint Gertrud basilica whose tower dates to the second half of the 12th century other sections date to the first half of the 13th century 5 Castle Volperhausen The heritage protected Morsbach station building According to its preservation order The preservation of this building is of public interest because of its locally influenced design of the uniform Prussian station building type and also because of its special roof design 6 failed verification Twin towns EditGrossrosseln state of Saarland Germany Milly la Foret departement of Essonne France References Edit Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Land Nordrhein Westfalen accessed 29 June 2021 Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 Daten amp Fakten Gemeinde Morsbach Retrieved 2019 10 30 PLZ Morsbach mit Karte Postleitzahlen 51597 Nordrhein Westfalen www plz suche org in German Retrieved 2019 10 15 Sehenswurdigkeiten in Morsbach Gemeinde Morsbach Retrieved 2019 10 30 Wiehltalbahn Retrieved 26 November 2019 Bibliography EditChristoph 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 Waldbrol 1995External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morsbach Official site in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morsbach amp oldid 1177359513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,