Rotbusch

Bracht is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 453 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 464 m. In the village centre the Landstraße 928 meets the Landstraße 737. Bracht borders on the villages of Werntrop, Kückelheim, Rotbusch, Hebbecke and Brenschede. The village used to belong to the municipality of Wormbach in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

The Saalhausen Hills (German: Saalhauser Berge) are a range of hills up to 687.7 m above sea level (NN) high in the Sauerland region within the districts of Olpe and Hochsauerlandkreis in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. They are part of the Rhine Massif and lie within the Süder Uplands. The hills are named after the village of Saalhausen, part of the town of Lennestadt, which is located on the southern edge of this forested region.

Gleierbach (also: Gleiebach) is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a tributary of the Lenne, which it joins in Gleierbrück, part of Lennestadt.

Kückelheim is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 83 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 390 m. Kückelheim borders on the villages of Arpe, Bracht, Selkentrop and Werntrop.

Arpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 239 inhabitants and lies in the northwest of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 368 m on the Kreisstraße 35. In the village centre the river Mühlenbach and Heimke flows in the river Arpe. Arpe borders on the villages of Niederberndorf, Oberberndorf, Selkentrop, Kückelheim, Herschede, Silberg, Keppel and Landenbeckerbruch. The St. Antonius Chapel in the village center was first mentioned in 17th century. The village used to belong to the municipality of Berghausen in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

Landenbeckerbruch is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The hamlet has 3 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. Landenbeckerbruch borders on the villages of Keppel, Arpe, Niederberndorf and Niederlandenbeck.

Albaumer Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Hundem near Würdinghausen.

Lennestadt (occasionally also die Lennestadt) lies in the Sauerland in southeast North Rhine-Westphalia and is a community in Olpe district. It is the district's most populous municipality. Lennestadt itself is not an actual town but a community which comprises several towns and villages.

Uentrop is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Lenne.

Lenne is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 371 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 350 m. Through the village leads the Bundesstraße 236. In the village flows the stream Uentrop coming from the Uentroptal in the river Lenne. Lenne borders on the villages of Fleckenberg, Wulwesort, Hundesossen, Milchenbach and Harbecke. The first written document mentioning Leno dates from 1072 in a charter from Grafschaft Abbey of bishop Anno of Cologne. The village used to belong to the municipality of Lenne in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

Hundem is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Lenne near Altenhundem.

Elspe is a small town in a region named Sauerland. Elspe has a total population of 2904 people with over 21 percent of its people being 65 years or older. Elspe is part of the town Lennestadt. The name Elspe comes from various names, such as "Alisa" and "Apa", which are both words in Latin that relate to water. Elspe is surrounded by Mountains sitting at a height of 550 meters in the Elspetal. Elspe is a small town, but became known for its Karl-May-Festival, with the actor Pierre Brice The story of Elspe A 1000 years ago by Kaiser Otto the third was Elspe first mentioned in a formal document. In the region of Olpe there are many towns, but Elspe is known to be the oldest of all of them. The Farms of Elspe Together with other farmers, farmers banded together to make farmer groups and they eventually made small towns. In these farmer bands, every few years a new council member was elected. Elspe's fire of 1805 A disaster happened on the ninth of June, 1805. As a young farm boy saw a rat on his floor he started shooting at it with his rifle. Him shooting at the rat ended up in him accidentally firing at the hay and eventually setting it on fire. The fire quickly spread out due to a strong wind, and led to the town setting on fire and a lot being destroyed. The reconstruction of Elspe After the fire, people were planning to rebuild the town. The towns leaders made a few changes, First they said they would build the houses further apart, making it harder for the flames to spread. Also, all the houses were now positioned next to the road instead of further away from it, making it easier to escape in case of a fire and the fire not being spread as easily on roads. A lot of changes were also made to roads and houses, such as the Heiden street lying next to the Church walls being widened, The entrance between Bertels and Strucks was widened, and a new street was built under the church walls. Incorporation Elspe was admitted to the city Lennestadt on the first of July in 1969. Along with Elspe, 18 other very small regions joined. Elspe Logo The logo is made up of a white plow on a blue background and a pair of blue, crossed hammers on a white background. This logo dates back to the years 1000 and was made by Kaiser Otto the third. The colors of the logo haveNew town square Due to the teardown of an old building and how near the Parish church was there was an opportunity for a new town square at the Gellestatt. As we can now see, the plan for the new town square showed us that there was a court lying there. In the spring of 2011, Elspe achieved that next to offices there was a walkway from the Church down to the town square. The walkway also included new stairs and railings.