Sielen (2001: c 630 inhabitants)
View of Sielen 2000
(Photo: Schmidt - Informations- broschüre Trendelburg 2001)
1015 |
first mentioned in a document („Silhern“) as a village in the possession of the monastery Corvey on the Weser river |
since 1429 |
permanently in the possession of the Hessian Landgraves |
| 1618 - 1648 |
totally destroyed in the Thirty Years’ War, reconstruction in the local („diemelsächsisch“) traditional timberframe style with examples still existing today |
Over centuries agriculture was the main source of income.
In the 18th century crafts reached some importance, mostly linen weaving and mills.
Today there are only a few independent farms left, more are farmed as second occupation. But most of the inhabitants commute to near towns.
(Source: Brochure Trendelburg, 2001)