Grimminghausen is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district
Hochsauerlandkreis
Hochsauerlandkreis (meaning “High Sauerland District” in German) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, M ...
in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
, Germany.
Geography
The village has 52 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 329 m on the
Kreisstraße
A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße ...
38. The river
Wenne
Wenne is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The river springs in a forest area near Obringhausen.
It flows through the villages of Niederberndorf, Menkhausen, Grimminghausen (Schmallenberg), Lochtrop, Frielinghausen, Bremke, Wenholt ...
flows through the village. Grimminghausen borders on the villages of
Menkhausen
Menkhausen is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The village has 86 inhabitantsLochtrop, Dorlar and Hengsbeck.
History
The first written document mentioning "''Grimmardichusen''" dates from 1282. The first chapel in the village was built around 1600. In 1900 was the new St. Peter and Paul Chapel built. The village used to belong to the municipality of Dorlar until the end of 1974.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, , S. 335 f.
Gallery
File: Stein_700_Jahre_Grimminghausen_(Schmallenberg).jpg, Stone 700 years Grimminghausen
File:Schmallenberg-Grimminghausen_Kapelle_St._Peter_und_Paul.jpg, Chapel St. Peter and Paul, Anno 1900
File:Grimminghausen_(Schmallenberg),_Naturdenkmal,_landschaftsbildprägende_Stieleiche_(Quercus_robur).jpg, Natural monument, English oak that characterizes the landscape
File:Schmallenberg-Grimminghausen_Sauerland_Ost_872_pk.jpg, Aerial photograph of Grimminghausen