Brechelsdorf
Brechelsdorf is a village that was abandoned (i.e. there are no visible remains),[1] around the 14th to 15th Century AD. It is situated within the perimeter of the village of Altenbrunslar, which part of the town of Felsberg, in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in North Hesse, Germany.
Location
The village was situated approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Altenbrunslar, on the eastern bank of the River Eder. It was on a small plateau, about 250 m (820 ft) above sea level, within the forest.[2] [3]
History
In 1319 the village was called Brecholdisdorf,[3] in the years 1418 und 1419 as Brekelstorff, Brechtoldistorf and Brechelsdorf,[3] and in 1360 it was known as Frekolsdorf.[2] However, by 1410, it was registered as abandoned.[3] In the Salbuch of Breitenau in the year 1579, the village is described as a ruined farm with farmyard, which is use by the people of Altenbrunslar.[3]
In 1848, an urn of ashes was found on the site. A field was still named Breckelsdorf (in local dialect as Brächelsdorf) in 1930's.
The church bell is purported to have come from Brechelsdorf, but the inscription on the bell; im jahr des herren 1487 gegrüßt seist du maria (English: in the year of the Lord 1487 greetings to thee Mary), makes this questionable.
References
- ↑ Scharlau, Kurt (1933). "Beiträge zur geographischen Betrachtung der Wüstungen". Badische geographische Abhandlungen 10: 46.
- 1 2 Landau, Georg (1858). Historisch-topographische Beschreibung der wüsten Ortschaften im Kurfürstenthum Hessen und in den großherzoglich hessischen Antheilen am Hessengaue, am Oberlahngaue und am Ittergaue. Zeitschrift des Vereins für Hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde; Supplement 7 (in German). Fischer. p. 146.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Brechelsdorf". Historischen Ortslexikon Hessen.
Coordinates: 51°10′12″N 9°27′36″E / 51.1700°N 9.4600°E