Hagen-Rummenohl
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Rummenohl, now officially Hagen-Rummenohl, is a locality within the independent city
of Hagen
in the eastern part of the Ruhr
, in Germany
. It was incorporated into Hagen in 1975 together with Dahl
and Priorei.
The first element in the placename, rum- (Middle High German
rummeln, rumelen; Danish
rumle; Old Norse
rumja = "to make noise") may indicate that in prehistoric times it was a location for fertility rite
s.
, Priorei and Rummenohl, was incorporated in 1970 into the town of Breckerfeld
in the district (Kreis
) of Ennepe-Ruhr. In 1975, the Parliament of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
decided to transfer it to the metropolitan district of Hagen
.
to process iron ore from the Siegerland
. The opening on 16 March 1874 of the single-track Volmetal-Bahn, which made a connection for goods traffic to Brügge in Lüdenscheid
and beyond that to Meinerzhagen
, improved its integration into the developing Ruhr
. Goods traffic to Lüdenscheid via Brügge was discontinued in early 1996.
In the early 1870s, Alfred Nobel
founded a factory in Rummenohl to manufacture dynamite
. On 5 June 1910 it was struck by lightning and exploded.
Beginning in 1908, gunpowder
was manufactured in the valley of the Sterbecke, which flows into the Volme in Rummenohl. The company which owned the factory, Castroper Sicherheitssprengstoff ("Castrop Safety Explosives"), was known colloquially as 'Sprengstoff' or as Gelbe Hand ("Yellow Hand") because contact with the chemicals dyed the skin of one's hands yellow. In peacetime, 100 people worked there; during World War I
, the number rose to over 2,000. In wartime, the factory primarily produced landmines, cartridges
and charges for grenade
s; later, it once more produced explosives for road construction and mining. A spur railway
connected the distant factory on the heights near Selkinghausen to the Volmetal-Bahn railway line, negotiating the difference in height by means of several switchbacks. Beginning in 1926, the factory was gradually closed down. After World War II
, the buildings served as accommodations for bombing victims and refugees. The building was torn down in the 1960s in the course of construction of the A45 Autobahn
.
In 1901 Hermann Dresel, a master baker born in Hülscheid
, bought the old Post Office station in Rummenohl with his wife and founded the inn Pension Dresel, which has survived to the present day.
In 1918, a new church was built.
The grain mill and former smithy at Krummewiese, on the northern edge of Rummenohl, which had been in operation since 1824, was shut down in 1952.
Independent city
An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...
of Hagen
Hagen
Hagen is the 39th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr...
in the eastern part of the Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
, in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was incorporated into Hagen in 1975 together with Dahl
Hagen-Dahl
Dahl, now officially Hagen-Dahl, is a locality within the independent city of Hagen in the southeastern Ruhr, in Germany. It was incorporated into Hagen in 1975 together with Rummenohl and Priorei.-Prehistory:...
and Priorei.
The first element in the placename, rum- (Middle High German
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
rummeln, rumelen; Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
rumle; Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
rumja = "to make noise") may indicate that in prehistoric times it was a location for fertility rite
Fertility rite
Fertility rites are religious rituals that reenact, either actually or symbolically, sexual acts and/or reproductive processes: 'sexual intoxication is a typical component of the...rites of the various functional gods who control reproduction, whether of man, beast, cattle, or grains of seed'..They...
s.
History
The former independent settlement of Dahl, consisting of DahlHagen-Dahl
Dahl, now officially Hagen-Dahl, is a locality within the independent city of Hagen in the southeastern Ruhr, in Germany. It was incorporated into Hagen in 1975 together with Rummenohl and Priorei.-Prehistory:...
, Priorei and Rummenohl, was incorporated in 1970 into the town of Breckerfeld
Breckerfeld
Breckerfeld is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, . It is located in the southeastern-most part of the Ruhr area in northern Sauerland. The town is a member of Regionalverband Ruhr .-Geography:...
in the district (Kreis
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
) of Ennepe-Ruhr. In 1975, the Parliament of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
decided to transfer it to the metropolitan district of Hagen
Hagen
Hagen is the 39th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr...
.
Industrial history
Rummenohl has for centuries been a centre of ironworking, using the power of the River VolmeVolme
The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the left tributary of the Ruhr. It is 49.8 km long, of which 21.3 km lie within the city limits of Hagen....
to process iron ore from the Siegerland
Siegerland
The Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoining it to the west.Geologically, the Siegerland belongs to the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge...
. The opening on 16 March 1874 of the single-track Volmetal-Bahn, which made a connection for goods traffic to Brügge in Lüdenscheid
Lüdenscheid
Lüdenscheid is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Sauerland region. Lüdenscheid is seat of the administration of the Märkischer Kreis district...
and beyond that to Meinerzhagen
Meinerzhagen
Meinerzhagen is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Meinerzhagen is located in the hills of the Sauerland. The highest elevation is the Nordhelle with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation at the Lister dam with 319m...
, improved its integration into the developing Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
. Goods traffic to Lüdenscheid via Brügge was discontinued in early 1996.
In the early 1870s, Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He is the inventor of dynamite. Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments...
founded a factory in Rummenohl to manufacture dynamite
Dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth , or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. Dynamites using organic materials such as sawdust are less stable and such use has been generally discontinued...
. On 5 June 1910 it was struck by lightning and exploded.
Beginning in 1908, gunpowder
Gunpowder
Gunpowder, also known since in the late 19th century as black powder, was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the mid 1800s. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate - with the sulfur and charcoal acting as fuels, while the saltpeter works as an oxidizer...
was manufactured in the valley of the Sterbecke, which flows into the Volme in Rummenohl. The company which owned the factory, Castroper Sicherheitssprengstoff ("Castrop Safety Explosives"), was known colloquially as 'Sprengstoff' or as Gelbe Hand ("Yellow Hand") because contact with the chemicals dyed the skin of one's hands yellow. In peacetime, 100 people worked there; during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the number rose to over 2,000. In wartime, the factory primarily produced landmines, cartridges
Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
and charges for grenade
Grenade
A grenade is a small explosive device that is projected a safe distance away by its user. Soldiers called grenadiers specialize in the use of grenades. The term hand grenade refers any grenade designed to be hand thrown. Grenade Launchers are firearms designed to fire explosive projectile grenades...
s; later, it once more produced explosives for road construction and mining. A spur railway
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
connected the distant factory on the heights near Selkinghausen to the Volmetal-Bahn railway line, negotiating the difference in height by means of several switchbacks. Beginning in 1926, the factory was gradually closed down. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the buildings served as accommodations for bombing victims and refugees. The building was torn down in the 1960s in the course of construction of the A45 Autobahn
Bundesautobahn 45
is an autobahn in Germany, connecting Dortmund in the west with Aschaffenburg in the southwest. It is colloquially known by its byname Sauerlandlinie, which derives from the Sauerland, the landscape which said autobahn is running through between the cities of Hagen and Siegen. Many people think of...
.
In 1901 Hermann Dresel, a master baker born in Hülscheid
Hülscheid
Hülscheid is a village in district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1969 it was suburbanised to Schalksmühle.-Geography:...
, bought the old Post Office station in Rummenohl with his wife and founded the inn Pension Dresel, which has survived to the present day.
In 1918, a new church was built.
The grain mill and former smithy at Krummewiese, on the northern edge of Rummenohl, which had been in operation since 1824, was shut down in 1952.