Hiddingsel

Hiddingsel is a village in the district of Coesfeld in the district of Münsterland, Germany.

The name Hiddingsel was first mentioned in 1032 as a large farmstead, as Schulzenhof. There are two versions of the origin of the name: According to one, it comes from the Anglo-Saxon male name "Hiddo". According to a second version, the syllable "Hid" derives from the proper name "Hildi". The ending in "sel" indicates hall/barn/seat/settlement. At that time, there were various main courtyards with associated lower courtyards. One of these main farms was the Hiddingsel farm. The farm of Hiddo was located on the western side of the village of Hiddingsel. Until 1893 there was still a castle with a wide protective wall. There was a moat around the castle. A depression still hints at this. The depression and the old flood of the Kleuterbach was bridged by a 12 m long Schemm. In 1905 the Schemms were demolished and the Hiddingsel-Rödder road was restored.

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