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'Drolshagen' is a town in the district of Olpe, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 5 km west of Olpe.
Geography
Geographical location
Drolshagen is located within the boundaries of natural preserve ''Ebbegebirge'' which is part of Sauerland.
The area of the municipality of Drolshagen is characterized by heavily wooded low mountain ranges with altitudes close to 500 metres, flat tops and broad valleys in between.
About 40% of the town's area is covered by forests. To the west where the territory of Drolshagen ends there is a steep drop of altitude and the view is open towards the plains of the river Rhine in the distance.
Neighbouring towns and municipalities
★ Olpe
★ Wenden
★ Meinerzhagen
★ Gummersbach
★ Reichshof
Division of the municipality
The municipality of Drolshagen includes Drolshagen proper and 57 villages of different sizes.
★ More than 1,000 inhabitants:
★
★ town of Drolshagen (4,807 inhabitants) - Hützemert (1,092)
★ from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants:
★
★ Iseringhausen, Schreibershof
★ from 250 to 500 inhabitants:
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★ Benolpe, Berlinghausen, Bleche, Dumicke, Frenkhausen, Germinghausen, Herpel, Wegeringhausen
★ less than 250 inhabitants:
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★ Alperscheid, Beul, Brachtpe, Buchhagen, Bühren, Dirkingen, Eichen, Eltge, Essinghausen, Fahrenschotten, Gelslingen, Grünenthal, Halbhusten, Heiderhof, Heimicke, Hespecke, Husten, Kalberschnacke, Kram, Lüdespert, Neuenhaus, Scheda, Schlade, Schürholz, Sendschotten, Siebringhausen, Wenkhausen, Wintersohl
Streams and Hills
The highest hills are:
★ Mark (512 m)
★ Löh (482 m)
★ Steupingen (481 m)
Several named and a number of unnamed streams and brooks flow through the valleys of the municipality of Drolshagen:
★ Brachtpe
★
★ Rose
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★ Steupinger Bach
★ Herpel
Brachtpe empties into Biggesee and Herpel into Listertalsperre.
Geology
Like other areas of Sauerland Drolshagen is part of Rheinisches Schiefergebirge.
History
Sauerland then known as ''Süderland'' had been part of the Duchy of Saxony when it was given to the Archbishop of Cologne, Philipp, in 1180.
For the year 1470 the Knights of Drolshagen are documented. In 1477, March 2nd, Drolshagen was given its town chater by Ruprecht, Archbishop of Cologne, and thus entitled to market and walls.
Archbishop Hermann IV confirmed these privileges and added the right to hold a fair. From that time on Drolshagen was called a town.
A long time before Droshagen received its town charter it had already been a ''Freiheit'' which was with regard to the privileges granted already close to a town charter. As such
''Freiheit'' Drolshagen had a mayor, a council and a seal of its own.
The Chronika Drolshagensis documents that Drolshagen was a member of the Hanse as of 1604 and traded with other Hanseatic cities especially in the east of Europe.
In 1801 Drolshagen as part of the Duchy of Westphalia was given to the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt who declared it to be in his possession "for all times" and formed it into a Province of Westphalia.
Most of Drolshagen burned to the ground in a big fire in May 1838 and was rebuild by "American example" with a grid of streets and avenues. During World War II the town was
spared from bombing and thus still has lots of its old buildings.
Witnesses to Drolshagen's past are St. Clement Church the middle section of which dates back to a Cistercian monastery established by the Counts of Sayn. Today only parts of buildings of the former monastery remain.[1]
Coat of arms
The four squares of the coat of arms bear witness to the history of Drolshagen and show the former
coats of arms of the municipality of Drolshagen ''Amt'' and Drolshagen 'Stadt''. The individual squares
are separated by the "Cross of Cologne" which represents the long centuries when Drolshagen was subject to
Archbishopric of Cologne and ended in 1803. The blue rhombs on golden ground origin in the coat of arms
of the Counts of Drolshagen and the upside down black anchor on silver ground is the symbol of St. Clement who
died a martyr's death in 97 AD. The arrow in the middle of the anchor refers to the death as a martyr. St. Clement is also patron saint of Drolshagen.
Twin Towns
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Demographics
Religion
★ Roman Catholic - 74,26%
★ Protestant - 13,16%
★ Others - 12,57%
Historical populations
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 2,900 |
| 1900 | 2,966 |
| 1939 | 6,295 |
| 1961 | 8,250 |
| 1975 | 9,973 |
| 1980 | 10,184 |
| 1985 | 10,542 |
| 1990 | 11,220 |
| 1995 | 12,101 |
| 2000 | 12,358 |
| 2005 | 12,559 |
| 2006 | 12,485 |
Pop. source[2]
Gallery
External links
★ Official site
★ Touristic information
★ Touristic information
★ City Marketing (Tourism)
References
1. ''Drolshagen, Stadtinfo, Geschichte''
2. ''Drolshagen, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, statistische Daten''
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