Erndtebrück

Erndtebrück
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Erndtebrück within Siegen-Wittgenstein district
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Coordinates: 50°59′20″N 8°15′20″E / 50.98889°N 8.25556°E / 50.98889; 8.25556
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Siegen-Wittgenstein
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Henning Gronau[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	70.86 km2 (27.36 sq mi)
Elevation	597 m (1,959 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,973
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57339
Dialling codes	02753
Vehicle registration	SI
Website	www.erndtebrueck.de

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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.[1]

• Bergues, France, since 1973

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.

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.

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erndtebrück.

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• Photos of Erndtebrück's 750-year celebration (historical market, festive procession, closing fireworks)
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