Wefelpütt

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Location of Wefelpütt in Wuppertal

Wefelpütt is a Hofschaft in Wuppertal residential district Herbringhausen in the district of Long Field Beyenburg.

Geography

Surrounded by agriculturally utilized areas, village lies on a plateau at 299 meters above sea level east of Marscheider river valley and southwest of the hamlet Herbringhausen on the edge of Herbringhauser Forest. In predominantly consisting of farms hamlet live in 15 homes of 49 residents.

In Wefelpütt is an equestrian facility, which is also used for therapeutic purposes.

Etymology and history

The name comes from the country Wefelpütt expansion era in succession the first land acquisition and " Pütt " (also " Poett " ) stands as a property name for pool, pond or fountain, see also Pütt. Wefer is interpreted as a personal name, perhaps could also be a combination of words to weevil ( MHG ) exist = beetles. 1471, the hamlet is called Wevelputt and 1715 Topographia Ducatus Montani as Wülpüts.

In the Middle Ages Wefelpütt belonged to the Honschaft Garschagen in the Official Beyenburg, before it was to 1407 as part of the parish Lüttringhausen the Office Borne field belonging. It was until 1407 the monastery stone house and was therefore taxable as well as stone house, Baur, Kemna ( at Oberbarmen ) and Ehrenberg probably to the 1298 made ​​donations UW Count to the monastery. 1407 the farm was freed up on a wooden load of taxes to the monastery. 1547 are occupied by two dwellings. The court was at that time part of the Hofverbands Mosblech, who was a allodium the bergischen dukes. However, a Hofgut into the residence belonged to the Honschaft not, but the outer citizenship Lennep.

1815/16 lived 67 inhabitants in the village, 13 of which belonged to Honschaft Garschagen, 53 to the outer citizenship Lennep. 1832 was Wefelpütt still part of the Honschaft Garschagen, now the mayor Lüttringhausen belonged as a rural community, and the outside of the mayor's citizenship Lennep Lennep. The unit is called Ackergut according to the Statistics and topography of the district of Dusseldorf place had at that time eleven houses ( three for Honschaft and eight to the outside citizenship ) and ten agricultural buildings ( three and seven). At that time, lived in the village of 61 inhabitants (14 and 47 ), seven Catholic and 54 Protestant faith. In Gemeindelexikon for the province of Rhineland from 1888 eleven houses ( three to eight Lüttringhausen and to Lennep ) with 80 inhabitants (20 and 60) are indicated.