Harbecke 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.
The village has 123 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 395 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 ...
25. The river Harbecke flows through the village.
Harbecke borders on the villages of
Felbecke
Felbecke is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The locality Felbecke has 150 inhabitantsFleckenberg,
Lenne
The Lenne is a tributary of the river Ruhr in the Sauerland hills, western Germany. It has caused flooding in recent years.
Having its source on top of the ''Kahler Asten'' near Winterberg in an intermittent spring at an elevation of , the Len ...
Werpe
Werpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Werpe has 203 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The ...
and Werntrop. "Hartbeke" was first mentioned in 1361 in a document from
Grafschaft Abbey
Grafschaft Abbey (german: Kloster Grafschaft) is a community of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Charles Borromeo, formerly a Benedictine monastery, in Schmallenberg-Grafschaft in the Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
First foundation ...
. The village used to belong to the municipality of
Wormbach
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. W ...
in Amt Schmallenberg 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:Raum Schmallenberg, Auszug aus Blaeu 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus.jpg, „Harbeeck“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
File: Kapelle Harbecke.jpg, St. Barbara Chapel (Anno 1757) in Harbecke