Fröndenberg

Fröndenberg
Municipality
Coat of arms of Fröndenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Fröndenberg within Unna district
Unna (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHagenDortmundRecklinghausen (district)Coesfeld (district)Warendorf (district)HammSoest (district)HochsauerlandkreisMärkischer KreisSchwerteHolzwickedeFröndenbergUnnaLünenBergkamenKamenBönenWerneSelm
Fröndenberg is located in Germany
Fröndenberg
Fröndenberg
Fröndenberg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Fröndenberg
Fröndenberg
Coordinates: 51°28′19″N 7°45′57″E / 51.47194°N 7.76583°E / 51.47194; 7.76583
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictUnna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Sabina Müller[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total56.21 km2 (21.70 sq mi)
Elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,436
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58730
Dialling codes02373, 02303, 02377, 02378
Vehicle registrationUN
Websitewww.froendenberg.de

Fröndenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁœndənbɛʁk] ⓘ; Westphalian: Frönnenbiärg) 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

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.

Notable people

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Fröndenberg is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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