Junkernhees is a constituent community of Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Junkernhees
Ortsteil of Kreuztal
Junkernhees Castle
Location of Junkernhees
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Coordinates: 50°57′05″N 07°57′30″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Siegen-Wittgenstein
Town	Kreuztal
Founded	1294
Area
• Total	1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57223
Dialling codes	02732
Vehicle registration	SI
Website	kreuztal.de/stadtinfo-tourismus-freizeit/stadtinfo/stadtteile/junkernhees/

It has a population of 253 inhabitants.[1]

It is embedded in the Heesbach valley and surrounded by forests. The approx. 70 houses are spread over a quite large area and are crossed by the L712 highway. Northbound, Junkernhees borders on Osthelden. In the west are the districts of Mittelhees and Oberhees. In the east follows first Fellinghausen and then Kreuztal.

At the end of the village towards Mittelhees there is an old cultural monument, the Junkernhees Castle.

History

The name Hees comes from the Heesern, who settled there about 700 years ago. Junkernhees was first mentioned in 1294.[2]

Until the communal reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 1, 1969, Junkernhees was a district of the former community of Osthelden.

References

External links

• Verein zur Erhaltung von Schloss Junkernhees e.V.

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