Wulfrath

Wulfrath is a middle district metropolis inside the district of Mettmann and the smallest center within the Niederbergischen country. Wulfrath become one of the first clearing settlements in the large early medieval Reichsforst. The borders have been delimited in a deed of donation emperor Henry IV. From 16 October 1165 with the river courses Rhine, Ruhr and Dussel. The eastern border became the antique high route of the cologne avenue.

This ran from the Werdener Ruhr Bridge over Velbert and Wulfrath along the Dussel in the route of Cologne. The center of the medieval village was a manor, which was offered in connection with the guideline Hardenberg to the Count of Berg. With the ownership of the court, to which belonged an in depth court affiliation with many single farms, mainly within the Erbach and Puttbach, the right turned into attached to determine the pastor. The village Wulfrath turned into noted for the first time in the past due 11th century as Wolverothe clearing of the agreement referred to as Wolf in writing in a parchment of the abbey Kaiserswerth.