Engelskirchen
Engelskirchen is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise from the west) Overath, Lindlar, Gummersbach, Wiehl and Much.
History
Engelskirchen is an old Bergisches Land settlement mentioned for the first time in 1353 as Engellerskerken. On 1 January 1975, the independent municipalities of Engelskirchen and Ründeroth, formally known as 'Runde Rode' were combined to form the modern-day Engelskirchen.
Coat of arms of Engelskirchen
The coat of arms, granted on 24 March 1976, contains the lion of the Counts of Berg and the chequered bar of the arms of the Counts of the Mark. Historically the municipality was part of both counties.
Subdivision
The municipality Engelskirchen consists of the following settlements: Bellingroth, Bickenbach, Buschhausen, Dörrenberg, Engelskirchen, Grünscheid, Hahn, Hardt, Hollenberg, Kaltenbach, Loope, Miebach, Müllensiefen, Neuremscheid, Oesinghausen, Oetterstal, Osberghausen, Papiermühle, Remerscheid, Rennbruch, Rommersberg, Ründeroth, Schnellenbach, Stiefelhagen, Thal, Wahlscheid, Wallefeld and Wiehlmünden.