Hachen is an ''Ortschaft'' (subdivision) of the town of

Sundern Sundern is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Sundern is common in Westphalia, as it means "ground given away for private usage" in the Westphalian dialect. Geography Sundern is situated approximat ...

in the

Hochsauerland 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, Mä ...

district of

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 inhab ...

, Germany. It is the second largest ''Ortschaft'' of Sundern.

Location

Hachen and the associated village of Reigern border the

Arnsberg Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Ho ...

districts of

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and to the north and east. Hachen borders to the west,

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to the southwest and to the south. It is located between the tourist destinations of

Arnsberg Forest Nature Park The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park (german: Naturpark Arnsberger Wald) is a nature park in the districts of Hochsauerlandkreis and Soest within the administrictive region of Arnsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was est ...

and the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park, and is about 3 km from the Sorpesee.

History

Middle Ages

Hachen was already documented in 793 in the goods register of

Werden Abbey Werden Abbey (german: Kloster Werden) was a Benedictine monastery in Essen-Werden (Germany), situated on the Ruhr. The foundation of the abbey Near Essen Saint Ludger founded a monastery in 799 and became its first abbot. The little church ...

. The place name can also be found more frequently in

Westphalia Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the regi ...

with compound place names. The spelling of the name changed over the centuries (for example, Hagnen in 793, Hakkene in 1000, Hagne in the Middle Ages). The current place name was granted in a document by

Pope Alexander II Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply involved in the Pataria reform ...

from 1173. Hachen was probably a free city since the beginning of the 14th century, on the model of the city rights of

Lippstadt Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn. G ...

, but without fortifications and thus had the right to carry its own seal. The first known seal was granted from 1652. The two-part seal shows a cross on the right and half an eagle on the other. The transcription is now barely readable. The settlement was not planned, but grew gradually, with houses built around the castle. Outside the area of the castle, courtyards stood at further intervals. Its craftsmen had the right to form

guild A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen belonging to a professional association. They sometimes ...

s, and the place was allowed to levy tariffs and hold markets.

19th century

The first

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s were created in 1820, and from 1844 records of the meetings of the municipal council were kept, which indicate that the municipality was one of the most needy in the period around 1845. In 1845, the area was badly damaged in a fire. Connection to the telecommunications network took place around 1890. Hachen belonged from 1837 to 31 December 1974 to the administrative area of .

First and Second World Wars

Postwar period

After the

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, Clemens Schulte was appointed mayor by the military government, and sworn in at the first meeting after the election of 25 September 1946. Josef Schulte Angels was elected as his successor, who until 24 November 1952 and was replaced by Karl König in 1967. The last mayor of Hachen was Josef Cordes. On 1 January 1975 Hachen was merged into Sundern as a part of the local government reform in North Rhine-Westphalia. Freiheit Hachen thus lost its independent municipal unity. In the years since 1844, only one woman has been a member of the municipal representation, Maria Potthoff.Theo Simon (Hrsg.): Hachen. Geschichte, Land und Leute. Kolpingsfamilie Hachen, Hachen 1980, . pages 74 - 75 (in German)

References

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