Rütsch Explained

Rütsch is an Ortsteil (village) in the city of Hennef in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Location

The village lies in an altitude ranging from 131 to 167 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Westerwald, but is nevertheless a part of the Natural Park Bergisches Land. Neighbouring villages are Kurenbach and Lichtenberg.

History

In 1910 there were following households in Rutsch: farmer Maximilian Engels, factory worker Heinrich Meurer, mason Heinrich Stricker and mason Heinrich Wittkopp.[1] In 2024 the village had 26 inhabitants.[2]

Until 1 August 1969 the village Rütsch belonged to the Uckerath municipality. As a part of municipal reform of the Bonn area, Uckerath, and thus also the village Rütsch, were assigned to the then-new independent municipality Hennef (Sieg).

References

  1. Einwohner-Verzeichnis Siegkreis 1910
  2. Web site: Hennef Stadt: Alle Dörfer und Weiler . 2024-03-09 . www.hennef.de.

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