Kredenbach
Ortsteil of Kreuztal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Kredenbach is a constituent community of Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Coordinates: 50°57′46″N 08°02′32″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
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
- 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)
