Junkernhees

Junkernhees is a constituent community of Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Junkernhees
Junkernhees Castle
Junkernhees Castle
Location of Junkernhees
Junkernhees   is located in Germany
Junkernhees
Junkernhees
Junkernhees   is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Junkernhees
Junkernhees
Coordinates: 50°57′05″N 07°57′30″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSiegen-Wittgenstein
TownKreuztal
Founded1294
Area
  Total1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57223
Dialling codes02732
Vehicle registrationSI
Websitekreuztal.de/stadtinfo-tourismus-freizeit/stadtinfo/stadtteile/junkernhees/

It has a population of 253 inhabitants.[1]

It is embedded in the Heesbach valley and surrounded by forests. The approx. 70 houses are spread over a quite large area and are crossed by the L712 highway. Northbound, Junkernhees borders on Osthelden. In the west are the districts of Mittelhees and Oberhees. In the east follows first Fellinghausen and then Kreuztal.

At the end of the village towards Mittelhees there is an old cultural monument, the Junkernhees Castle.

History

The name Hees comes from the Heesern, who settled there about 700 years ago. Junkernhees was first mentioned in 1294.[2]

Until the communal reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 1, 1969, Junkernhees was a district of the former community of Osthelden.

References

  1. "Statistische Informationen für Kreuztal, Dezember 2015". kreuztal.de. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. Nassau-Siegen
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