Kredenbach is a constituent community of Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kredenbach  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°57′46″N 08°02′32″E / 50.96278°N 8.04222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Siegen-Wittgenstein |
| Town | Kreuztal |
| Founded | 1319 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57223 |
| Dialling codes | 02732 |
| Vehicle registration | SI |
| Website | www.kredenbach.de |
It has a population of 1649 inhabitants.[1]
History edit
Kredenbach was created from the two constituent communities Lohe and Kredenbach and the Wüstehof.
Kredenbach and the Wüstehof belonged formally to the Kirchspiel Netphen and from 1623 they belong to Ferndorf. Through municipal reform on 1 January 1969, it was incorporated in Kreuztal. Before that, it belonged to the Amt Ferndorf.
Radio documentary edit
- Die guten Geister des kleinen Dorfes, Radio documentary from Thilo Schmidt on Deutschlandfunk Kultur – Deutschlandrundfahrt, 2. September 2018, 55 minutes (thiloschmidt.de; MP3; 50,8 MB)
References edit
- ^ "Einwohnerentwicklung" (in German). 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
External links edit
- Homepages von Kredenbacher Einrichtungen und Vereinen
- CVJM-Kredenbach
- Dorfgemeinschaft Kredenbach e.V
- Evangelische Gemeinschaft Kredenbach Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Förderverein GmZ Kredenbach e.V.
- Löschgruppe Kredenbach
- MGV "Germania" Kredenbach
- SGV-Abteilung Kredenbach-Lohe
- TV Kredenbach-Lohe 1887 e.V.
- SpVg. Kredenbach-Müsen 1977 e.V.
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