Merklinghausen

Merklinghausen lies southwest of the core town of Attendorn. Neighboring districts are Erlen to the southwest, Papiermühle to the west and Petersburg to the east. The highest elevation is the Birkeshardt in the north. The Ihne flows through the village and the Ihnestraße and the Finnentrop–Olpe railway line run.

In the 14th century, the Schultenhof in Merklinghausen belonged to the noble House of Ewig. The farm was first mentioned in a document in 1413, when Alike Koken, a citizen of Attendorn, sold Hannes zu Merklinghausen a pledge on a piece of land for 26 guilders. In 1559, a newly built hammer was mentioned in Merklinghausen. In two deeds of sale from 1580, the married couple Caspar and Cecilia zu Merkelinchusen are named. In 1628, Friedrich Mähler zu Spedinghausen and the von Heggen family settled over the Hammer zu Mercklinghausen. In 1631, Caspar von Heggen redeemed the Schultenhof zu Merklinghausen from Cornelius Zeppenfeldt for a refund of 800 Reichstaler.

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