Fröndenberg
town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Fröndenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁœndn̩ˌbɛʁk] ; 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
Unna
Wickede
Menden
Schwerte
Holzwickede
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.
Population
Notable people
David Blacha (born 1990), football midfielder
Franz-Josef Bode (born 1951), 1986–1991 Catholic pastor in St.
“Fröndenberg” enters the record as town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Fröndenberg, town and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10933. VIAF identifies the subject as 134340302. The Library of Congress control number is n88116468. Authority coordinates are 51.472, 7.766. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1902, 1952, 1197 and 1968.
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