railway. The RB 25 Regionalbahn service Oberbergische Bahn runs every hour (with extra service during morning rush hour) via Gummersbach, Engelskirchen, Overath to Cologne. Work has been completed for the connection to Lüdenscheid. Service commenced in December 2017 and was improved to an hourly schedule by December 2019. Places of interest Brucher dam Lingese dam The hamlet Müllenbach stands one of the so-called "colored churches", a church with medieval cover paintings. Historical house Dahl (farmhouse Dahl), branch station of the museum of the Oberbergischer Kreis. The spring of the river Wipper is located in the hamlet Börlinghausen. The pilgrimage church Saint Mariä Heimsuchung is located in the central part of Marienheide. It is an interesting sight and the destination of an annual pilgrimage at the beginning of July. Castle Gimborn House of Histories in Müllenbach Church municipalities Protestant church municipality Müllenbach. Catholic parish Gimborn Saint Johannes Baptist. Catholic parish Marienheide Saint Mariä Heimsuchung. Wilbringhausen belongs to the parish Saint Josef in Kierspe and, as a result, to diocese Essen. Sons and daughters of the municipality Afu Thomas (Thomas Derksen) - Social media figure in China Born in Marienheide Paul Lücke Federal Minister of housing; Federal Minister of the interior Twin town The Polish town Biała has been the twin town of Marienheide since 1993. Biała is primarily rural and has in possibly also many inhabitants like Marienheide. Further sources of information Literature Hermann de Buhr / Martin Wittenberg / Volkmar Wittmütz: Chronik Marienheide, Gummersbach 1986 Werner Knabe / Friedhelm König / Werner Kühr: Marienheide - ein Blick in die Vergangenheit, Gummersbach 1984 References External links Official site Oberbergischer Kreis