Wormbach

Wormbach is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Wormbach
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Wormbach
Wormbach
Wormbach
Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 8°15′23″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2019-12-31)
 • Total403
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

The village has 403 inhabitants[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 500 m. Wormbach borders on the villages of Werpe, Felbecke, Berghausen, Ebbinghof, Obringhausen and Schmallenberg. Schmallenberg’s aerodrome (Motorsport- und Segelflugplatz Rennefeld)[2] is between the villages of Werpe and Wormbach. In the village centre the Kreisstraße 25 meets the Kreisstraße 31.

The first written document mentioning Worunbach dates from 1072 in a charter from Grafschaft Abbey of bishop Anno of Cologne. The village used to belong to the municipality of Wormbach in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

  • „Wormek“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
  • Peter and Paul Church, Wormbach
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References
  1. Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
  2. Rennefeld.de (in German)
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