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meadows for growing livestock fodder. For this reason, the few meadows on the valley floors were watered by the
Siegerland farmers using a complex system so as to make them more fruitful with the suspended matter and minerals in the water. By doing this, they raised winter fodder yields by a third.
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museum and a cultural history meeting place. The folklore museum offers, on two floors, realistic looks into many fields of life and work in the southern
Siegerland in the early 20th century. A separate exhibition recalls mining times in the Siegerland. A nature study cabinet exposes the visitor to
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was reconstructed on the old mine's lands, thereby recalling the region's almost 2500-year mining and smelting history. The 16 m-high tower with its shaft building is regarded as typical of mining works in the
Siegerland, even though it is from outside the region.
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is one of the very few fully preserved buildings of its kind and is a good example of police work in the 19th century. Between 1839 and 1959, the building was used as an arrest building and offers a glimpse into penal enforcement in those days.
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of
Wilnsdorf, might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above, in azure a lion rampant Or armed and langued gules with seven billets Or, below, party per fess, above in argent two pallets sable, below, in sable two pallets argent.
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Gernsdorf was likely first settled sometime about 800 or 900. About 1300, Gernsdorf had its first documentary mention under the name "Gernstorff". About six years later, likewise through a document, the name "Herman von
Gernstorf" crops up.
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The parish church in Rödgen was first mentioned in a document on 4 March 1328. The old church was torn down in 1778 because it had become run down, and between 1779 and 1782 it was built anew in its current form. Owing to a dispute between
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Within today's community of
Wilnsdorf, eight mines were in operation into the early 20th century. The original headframe at the 'Grimberg' mine in Niederdielfen was torn down in 1911 when the mine shut down. In 1995, the headframe from the
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artistry are exhibited. Moreover, there is a 19th-century schoolroom built true to the original. Before the building stands a statue of a miner and his mining cart. In an outbuilding, many agricultural devices are to be seen.
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had their beginnings in
Wilnsdorf, and throughout the Siegerland, many centuries ago. History first mentions a mine in what is today the community's municipal area in 1298.
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Since iron ore was to be found quite near the surface and recovered without complicated mining procedures, the era of iron smelting in the
Siegerland goes right back to
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The lion is from Nassau's arms, the colours blue and gold (or yellow) being Nassau's colours. The lower part of the shield comes from the arms of the
Knights of Kolbe.
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In the "Rinsdorf Local
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In 1957, mining in Wilnsdorf came to an end, and the last iron mine was shut down. On 1 January 1969, the formerly independent municipalities in the
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Niederdielfen and Oberdielfen are named for the River Dielfe, which flows through them. Niederdielfen was the home of the painter
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were united to form the greater community of Wilnsdorf, the only exception being Eisern, which went to the town (now city) of
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showed a crescent in the chief, but these arms were dropped in 1969 after amalgamation, losing their legal validity
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and stately home of the Knights of Kolbe were to be found in Wilnsdorf. They were at this time the
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was so important to iron smelting and woods could therefore not be cleared, there was a dearth of
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Karl Schmidt, honorary citizen of Wilnsdorf, community director and later mayor from 1969 to 2004
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efforts and can even be seen working on special occasions. The smithy originally stood in the
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and modern times. Changing special exhibitions deepen and broaden the range of offerings.
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1311:Freudenberg
1306:Erndtebrück
1296:Bad Laasphe
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1150:restaurants
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