Grimminghausen (Schmallenberg)

Grimminghausen
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Grimminghausen
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Grimminghausen is located in Germany
Grimminghausen
Grimminghausen
Grimminghausen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Grimminghausen
Grimminghausen
Coordinates: 51°13′11″N 8°12′38″E / 51.21972°N 8.21056°E / 51.21972; 8.21056
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total
52
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Grimminghausen is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

The village has 52 inhabitants[1] and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 329 m on the Kreisstraße 38. The river Wenne flows through the village. Grimminghausen borders on the villages of Menkhausen, Lochtrop, Dorlar and Hengsbeck.

History

The first written document mentioning "Grimmardichusen" dates from 1282. The first chapel in the village was built around 1600. In 1900 was the new St. Peter and Paul Chapel built. The village used to belong to the municipality of Dorlar until the end of 1974.[2]

  • Stone 700 years Grimminghausen
    Stone 700 years Grimminghausen
  • Chapel St. Peter and Paul, Anno 1900
    Chapel St. Peter and Paul, Anno 1900
  • Natural monument, English oak that characterizes the landscape
    Natural monument, English oak that characterizes the landscape
  • Aerial photograph of Grimminghausen
    Aerial photograph of Grimminghausen

References

  1. ^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants Archived 2023-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  2. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, S. 335 f.