Wasserfall is a district of the municipality of Bestwig . As of January 2020, Wasserfall had 44 inhabitants. The village is located at an altitude of 600 m and is therefore one of the highest places in the region.
The village was first mentioned in a document in 1560. The first inhabitants were probably charcoal burners, shepherds and farmers. The area where the village stands today belonged to Wiggeringhausen. It is assumed that the first inhabitants produced charcoal for the ironworks in Wiggeringhausen. The farmers have made the area arable. In 1583, the waterfall separated from Wiggeringhausen. In 1649, it is mentioned that practically all usable wood was converted into coal. The inhabitants had to survive with the very low income as day labourers. Around 1710, the St. Antonius Chapel was built. In 1816, the harvest was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. The inhabitants received rye from the area around Gdansk.
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