Erndtebrück

Erndtebrück is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Erndtebrück
Municipality
Coat of arms of Erndtebrück
Coat of arms
Location of Erndtebrück within Siegen-Wittgenstein district
Erndtebrück is located in Germany
Erndtebrück
Erndtebrück
Erndtebrück is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Erndtebrück
Erndtebrück
Coordinates: 50°59′20″N 8°15′20″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSiegen-Wittgenstein
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Henning Gronau[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total70.86 km2 (27.36 sq mi)
Elevation
597 m (1,959 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,937
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57339
Dialling codes02753
Vehicle registrationSI
Websitewww.erndtebrueck.de

Geography

Location

Erndtebrück situated on the river Eder in the Rothaargebirge, approx. 20 km northeast of Siegen.

Neighbouring communities

Erndtebrück borders on Netphen, the communities of Hilchenbach, Bad Berleburg, Bad Laasphe and Kirchhundem in the district of Olpe, and Schmallenberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis.

Constituent communities
Constituent communities
  • Balde
  • Benfe
  • Birkefehl
  • Birkelbach
  • Röspe
  • Schameder
  • Womelsdorf
  • Zinse

History

Erndtebrück had its first documentary mention in 1256, celebrating 750 years of existence in 2006. The village was first known by the name Ermingardibruggern, and was the seat of a knightly family, and later a customs office with market rights.

Politics

Municipal council

The council's 22 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 30 August 2009:

  • SPD 7 seats
  • CDU 7 seats
  • FDP 5 seats
  • UWG 3 seats

Note: UWG is a citizens' coalition.

Mayor
  • 2004–2015: Karl-Ludwig Völkel (SPD)
  • 2015–incumbent: Henning Gronau (SPD)

Coat of arms

Erndtebrück's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above in azure a bridge Or, below in argent two pallets sable.

The community was granted these arms in 1958. The bridge in the chief is a canting symbol, referring to Erndtebrück's last syllable (Brücke is "bridge" in German), but also to an actual bridge built over the river Eder at Erndtebrück in 1830. Below in the shield are the arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein.

Town partnerships

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is connected to its neighbours by Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) 62 and 480. Furthermore, trains run on the Rothaar Railway to both Siegen and Bad Berleburg, and on the Upper Lahn Valley (Obere Lahntalbahn) to Marburg. Until 1944, there was also a rail connection to Altenhundem with the Erndtebrück-Altenhundem line, but this came to an end late in the Second World War as retreating German Army units blew its bridges up. Some of the tunnels along the line are still preserved.

Public institutions

Erndtebrück is home to the German Air Force's Reserve Range of Command 2 (Einsatzführungsbereich 2), formerly 5th Teaching Group of Technical School 1 (V. Lehrgruppe der Technischen Schule 1), the Air Force's programming centre for air defence and a health squad to take care of the airmen.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the community
  • Wilhelm Busch (1861–1929), instrument builder and father of musicians and actors Fritz, Adolf, Willi, Hermann and Heinrich Busch.

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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