# Engelskirchen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Engelskirchen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Engelskirchen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelskirchen > Source revision: 1306330139 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Engelskirchen Municipality Saints Peter and Paul Church Flag Coat of arms Location of Engelskirchen within Oberbergischer Kreis district Location of Engelskirchen Engelskirchen Show map of Germany Engelskirchen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°59′N 7°25′E / 50.983°N 7.417°E / 50.983; 7.417 Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Köln District Oberbergischer Kreis Government • Mayor (2020–25) Dr. Gero Karthaus[1] (SPD) Area • Total 63.03 km2 (24.34 sq mi) Elevation 124 m (407 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 19,737 • Density 313.1/km2 (811.0/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 51766 Dialling codes 02263 Vehicle registration GM Website www.engelskirchen.de **Engelskirchen** (German pronunciation: [\[ɛŋl̩sˈkɪʁçn̩\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German), lit. 'angel’s churches') is a municipality in [Oberbergischer Kreis](/source/Oberbergischer_Kreis), [Germany](/source/Germany) in [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of [Cologne](/source/Cologne). The neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise from the west) [Overath](/source/Overath), [Lindlar](/source/Lindlar), [Gummersbach](/source/Gummersbach), [Wiehl](/source/Wiehl) and [Much](/source/Much%2C_Germany). ## History Engelskirchen is an old [Bergisches Land](/source/Bergisches_Land) settlement mentioned for the first time in 1353 as *Engellerskerken*. On 1 January 1975, the independent municipalities of Engelskirchen and Ründeroth, formally known as 'Runde Rode' were combined to form the modern-day Engelskirchen. ## Coat of arms of Engelskirchen The [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms), granted on 24 March 1976, contains the lion of the Counts of Berg and the chequered bar of the arms of the Counts of the Mark. Historically the municipality was part of both counties. ## Subdivision The municipality Engelskirchen consists of the following settlements: Albertsthal, Bellingroth, Bickenbach, Blumenau, Büscherhof, Büscherhöfchen, Buschhausen, Daxborn, Distelhaus, Dörrenberg, Dumpe, Ehreshoven, Engelskirchen, Erlenhof, Feckelsberg, Forkscheid, Grünscheid, Hahn, Hardt, Haus Ley, Haus Selbach, Heide, Hintersteimel, Hülsen, Hollenberg, Kaltenbach, Kastor, Lepperhammer, Loope, Lüdenbach, Madonna, Meisenbüchel, Miebach, Müllensiefen, Neuenhaus, Neuhardt, Neuremscheid, Niederhof, Oberbüchel, Oberhollenberg, Oberstaat, Obersteeg, Oesinghausen, Ötterstal, Ohl, Osberghausen, Papiermühle, Perdt, Remerscheid, Rennbruch, Rommersberg, Rosenau, Rottland, Ründeroth, Schiffarth, Schnellenbach, Staadt, Steeg, Stiefelhagen, Stürzenberg, Thal, Unterbüchel, Unterhollenberg, Unterkaltenbach, Unterschelmerath, Unterstaat, Vordersteimel, Wahlscheid, Walbach, Wallefeld, Werthsiefen, Westen and Wiehlmünden. ## Sites of interest ### Museums - [Baumwollspinnerei Ermen & Engels](/source/Baumwollspinnerei_Ermen_%26_Engels), one of six locations of the [Rheinisches Industriemuseum](/source/Rheinisches_Industriemuseum) - Oelchenshammer, a museum forge ### Castles and castles - [Ehreshoven Castle](/source/Ehreshoven_Castle) - Water castle Alsbach ### Monuments - The old warrior's monument with [thing](/source/Thing_(assembly)) site. - The grave yard next to the St. Peter and Pauls church with crosses and a small chapel is the modern Memorial for war victims. - The Lohmühle and three other mills in the Lambachtal - Aggertal cave in Ründeroth ### Catholic parish church of Saints Peter and Paul The origin of the parish church with the name Saints Peter and Paul in Engelskirchen lies in the 13th century. The massive west tower dates back to this time. It became an independent parish following its separation from Saint Severinus parish in [Lindlar](/source/Lindlar) in 1554. The number of parishioners outgrew the capacity of the church in the 19th century. Then a new three-aisle long house on round pillars with transepts and separate main choir was established. From 1943 to 1945 homeless inhabitants of Cologne and foreign civilian prisoners were housed here. Nonetheless, an air raid on the last day of the war resulted in two bombs destroying part of the church. The bombs hit the aisle and tower, and the vault collapsed. Three years later, a minimal renovation was done. In the 1970s, there was a more thorough renovation. Later a new sacristy was built. ### Christmas post office Each year from November 15 until December 22, the post office of Engelskirchen (whose name literally means "angel's churches") answers letters to the *[Christkind](/source/Christkind)* (Christ Child). In 2009, over 160,000 letters arrived from all over the world.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Twin towns - [Plan-de-Cuques](/source/Plan-de-Cuques), [France](/source/France), since 1972 - [Mogilno](/source/Mogilno), [Poland](/source/Poland), since 2012[3] ## Literature - Josef Hesse - *Engelskirchen im 19. und 20. Jahrunderte* (Engelskirchen in the 19th and the 20th Centuries), Engelskirchen 1985 - Peter Opladen and Edmund Schiefeling, *Engelskirchen im Aggertal 1051* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020](https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml), Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022"](https://www.landesdatenbank.nrw.de/ldbnrw//online?operation=table&code=12411-01i&bypass=true&levelindex=0&levelid=1750236363127#abreadcrumb) (in German). [Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW](/source/Landesbetrieb_Information_und_Technik_NRW). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Engelskirchen municipality website](http://www.engelskirchen.de/cms217/sfkt/kultur/staedtepartnerschaft/) ## External links - [Official website](https://www.engelskirchen.de/) (in German) - [Information about Engelskirchen](https://web.archive.org/web/20050306080611/http://www.rim.lvr.de/orte/engelskirchen/index1.htm) (in German) v t e Towns and municipalities in Oberbergischer Kreis Bergneustadt Engelskirchen Gummersbach Hückeswagen Lindlar Marienheide Morsbach Nümbrecht Radevormwald Reichshof Waldbröl Wiehl Wipperfürth Coat of Arms of Oberbergischer Kreis district Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Israel Geographic MusicBrainz area Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Engelskirchen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelskirchen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelskirchen?action=history)). 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