Admin. region Arnsberg Elevation 181 m (594 ft) Local time Saturday 5:38 AM | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 22,007 (30 Jun 2010) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 35 km/h, 89% Humidity Points of interest Ruhr, Kettenschmiedemuseum, Kiebitzwiese, Bismarckturm | ||
Fröndenberg ( [ˈfʁœndənbɛʁk]) is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 58730 FrC3B6ndenberg Germany
- Geography
- Neighbouring places
- International relations
- History
- References
Map of 58730 Fr%C3%B6ndenberg, Germany
Geography
Fröndenberg is situated in the Ruhr valley, approx. 10 km south-east of the district capital Unna, near the Hönne.
Neighbouring places
International relations
Fröndenberg is twinned with:=
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.