Fröndenberg

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

Fröndenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Fröndenberg
Fröndenberg Fröndenberg
Coordinates: 51°28′19″N 7°45′57″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Unna
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Wilhelm Rebbe (SPD)
Area
• Total	56.21 km^2 (21.70 sq mi)
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	20,760
• Density	370/km^2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	58730
Dialling codes	02373, 02303, 02377, 02378
Vehicle registration	UN
Website	www.froendenberg.de

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

• Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg (1802–1869), Protestant theologian and churchman
• Arthur Jonath (1909–1963), Olympic medalist in sprint running
• 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. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

Sources

• History of Fröndenberg (in German)

External links

• Official site (in German)