Fröndenberg

Fröndenberg
Coat of arms
Fröndenberg
Coordinates: 51°28′19″N 7°45′57″E / 51.47194°N 7.76583°ECoordinates: 51°28′19″N 7°45′57″E / 51.47194°N 7.76583°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Government
• Mayor	Egon Krause (SPD)
Area
• Total	56.21 km^2 (21.70 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	20,961
• Density	370/km^2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	58730
Dialling codes	02373, 02303, 02377, 02378
Vehicle registration	UN
Website	www.froendenberg.de

Fröndenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁœndənbɛʁk]) is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Fröndenberg is situated in the Ruhr valley, approx. 10 km south-east of the district capital Unna, near the Hönne.

Neighbouring places

• Unna
• Wickede
• Menden
• Schwerte
• Holzwickede

International relations

Fröndenberg is twinned with:=

• Bruay-la-Buissière (Pas-de-Calais, France)
• Winschoten (Netherlands)
• Hartha (Germany)

History

The city as such is relatively new, it grew out of the reorganization in 1902 whereby the former independent villages Stift, Westick and village Froendenberg melted into the bigger village community of Fröndenberg. It obtained city status in 1952. The oldest record of the name `Frundeberg` is the papal document by Coelestin III from 1197.

The present day administrative infrastructure goes back to 1968 when the villages Altendorf, Ardey, Bausenhagen, Dellwig, Frohnhausen, Frömern, Langschede, Neimen, Ostbüren, Stentrop, Strickherdicke, the town of Warmen and the town of Fröndenberg were merged into one administrative unit. In 1969 the village Bentrop also became part of the Fröndenberg district.

Personalities

• Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg (1802-1869), Protestant theologian and churchman
• Arthur Jonath (1909-1963), athlete (sprinter)
• Bishop Franz-Josef Bode (born 1951), 1986-1991 Catholic pastor in St. Marien
• Thomas Lehn (born 1958), musician
• David Wilms (born 1963), television host
• David Blacha (born 1990), football midfielder

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

Sources

• History of Fröndenberg (German)

External links

• Official site (German)