Wipperfeld
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Wipperfeld is a village and a district in the town of Wipperfürth which is a Northrhine-Westphalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne.
Wipperfeld is a village and a district in the town of Wipperfürth which is a Northrhine-Westphalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne.
Geographical position
Wipperfeld is set in the west of Wipperfürth, next to the federal road B506 from Wipperfürth to Bergisch Gladbach. Villages proximate to Wipperfeld are Lamsfuß, Erlen, Grüterich, Überberg and Oberholl. The river "Wipperfelder Bach" runs through the village.
Mediaeval Times
In mediaeval times the village formed a part of the department of Steinbach (Lindlar) and belonged to the district of the country court in Lindlar. The parish church of Wipperfeld was built in the 12th century. The present-day church was built in 1892 and consecrated in 1894.
Schools
Catholic elementary school Wipperfeld
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