Brabecke is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Coordinates: 51°16′N 8°23′E / 51.267°N 8.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Town | Schmallenberg |
| Population (2021-12-31) | |
| • Total | 194 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The village has 194 inhabitants[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 141 m. Brabecke borders on the villages of Ramsbeck, Untervalme, Obervalme, Bödefeld und Westernbödefeld.
Brabecke is mentioned for the first time in 1203. Knight Godard von Meschede built a permanent house or small castle in Brabecke in 1328, which was under the feudal lord Count Wilhelm von Arnsberg of the county of Arnsberg. The building existed until 1740. The village used to belong to the municipality of Bödefeld Land in Amt Fredeburg until the end of 1974.[2]
References edit
- ^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants Archived 2023-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, S. 335 f.
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