Summary
Bredenbek is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.
Bredenbek | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bredenbek within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°19′N 9°52′E / 54.317°N 9.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Achterwehr |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Werner Hamann (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,569 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24796 |
| Dialling codes | 04334 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www.amtachterwehr.de |
Bredenbek is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.
Geography edit
Bredenbek is situated about 18 km west of Kiel and 15 km east of Rendsburg. The highway "Autobahn 210" from Kiel to Rendsburg passes near the south of the village. The Kiel Canal passes about 2 km to the north.
History edit
Bredenbek was first mentioned in the year 1264 in the town's book of Kiel, named as "de Bradenbeke".
Origin of the name edit
The name of "Bredenbek" consists of two Low German words, brede for "flat" and bek for "creek". The original Bredenbek creek, a feeder of the Eider River, once flowed through the area of the village, but nowadays flows underground through pipes.
Education edit
Currently 96 children, from the 1st to the 4th grade, attend the primary school, which is situated at the center of the village. Furthermore, there is a kindergarten in Bredenbek.
Town partnerships edit
- Walcott, Iowa, in the United States of America
- Brandshagen, near Stralsund in Germany
Notable people edit
- Eric Braeden, an actor in the United States, was born and grew up in Bredenbek. Since 1998 Eric Braeden has been an honorary citizen of Bredenbek.
References edit
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
External links edit
- The official Website of Bredenbek (in German))
Literature edit
- Gemeinde Chronik - (German language) Published in August 2003, containing 227 pages of information collected by the Arbeitsgruppe Dorfchronik.