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Stadtteil of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wormbach
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Wormbach
Wormbach is located in GermanyWormbachWormbach Show map of GermanyWormbach is located in North Rhine-WestphaliaWormbachWormbach Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 8°15′23″E / 51.16667°N 8.25639°E / 51.16667; 8.25639
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 • Total417
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Wormbach is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 417 inhabitants and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 500 m. Wormbach borders on the villages of Werpe, Felbecke, Berghausen, Ebbinghof, Obringhausen and Schmallenberg. Schmallenberg’s aerodrome (Motorsport- und Segelflugplatz Rennefeld) is between the villages of Werpe and Wormbach. In the village centre the Kreisstraße 25 meets the Kreisstraße 31.

The first written document mentioning Worunbach dates from 1072 in a charter from Grafschaft Abbey of bishop Anno of Cologne. The village used to belong to the municipality of Wormbach in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

Gallery

  • „Wormek“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia) „Wormek“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
  • Peter and Paul Church, Wormbach Peter and Paul Church, Wormbach

References

  1. Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
  2. Rennefeld.de (in German)

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