Schliprüthen with Schliprüthener Mühle, Becksiepen, Kuckuck, Steinsiepen
Schöndelt
Schönholthausen with Besten
Serkenrode
Weringhausen
Weuspert with Klingelborn
Wiebelhausen
Wörden
Historyedit
While the municipality of Finnentrop didn't come into being before 1 July 1969, the history of the constituting villages dates back from the Middle Ages. In 1162 Lenhausen and Rönkhausen were mentioned for the first time. Until 13 July 1908, the place now known as Finnentrop had three names: Habbecke, Neubrücke (“Newbridge”) and, once the Ruhr-Sieg railway was built, Bahnhof Finnentrop (“Finnentrop Railway Station”). Neubrücke consisted of only one building at the forks of Bigge and Lenne (Reuters Haus, first mentioned in 1847). The “new bridge” seems to have already been built by 1847, as the “Reuter” had to charge tolls.
The new municipality was cobbled together in 1969 from parts of the old Amt of Serkenrode (Meschede district), the communities of Schliprüthen and Oedingen and parts of Attendorn-Land and Helden. This restructuring also saw the municipality pass from Meschede district (which was abolished in 1974) to Olpe district. The municipality's name is drawn from the original centre of Finnentrop situated a few hundred metres up the Bigge river, now known as Altfinnentrop (“alt” is German for “old”). The ending —trop comes from trop or torp, meaning “village”. The High German word Dorf is a cognate, as is the English word thorpe.
The municipal arms shows a rose under a wavy chevron. The rose stands for the Lords of Finnentrop (von Vinnentrop) and dates back to the year 1358. The chevron stands for the two rivers, the Bigge and the Lenne, which merge in the municipality. The colour green refers to the great swathes of greenery in the municipal area.
The mayor between 1997 and 2020 was the jurist Dietmar Heß (* 1955) (CDU). In September 2020 Achim Henkel (CDU) has been elected. The 53 year old first chief police officer used to be in charge of the policestation in Olpe for many years.
Culture and sightseeingedit
Theatres & Museumsedit
Schützenhof Lichtspiele, 1954-vintage movie theater renovated in 2006 with 170 seats
Heimatstube Schönholthausen (museum)
Buildingsedit
St. Georg in Schliprüthen
Mariä Himmelfahrt in Schönholthausen
Matthiaskapelle in Altfinnentrop
Haus Bamenohl
Schloss Ahausen
Schloss Lenhausen
St. Georghall church in (Schliprüthen), dating from before the 12th century
RomanesqueCatholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt in Schönholthausen, dating in parts from the 13th century
Among the nationally known companies in Finnentrop are Eibach (automotive springs), Metten Fleischwaren (meat processing) and a plant of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG.
Bitter, Franz, Finnentrop Sauerland. Das Pfarrdorf, seine Industrie, der Eisenbahnknotenpunkt und seine Bewohner. Finnentrop 1955. edited by Sasse, R., 2005.
Feldmann, Thomas, Die Finnentroper Chronik. Finnentrop 1994.
Pickert’sche Sammlung, written by Voss, W., edited by Sasse, R., 2005,
further collection of literature from the Arbeitskreis für Geschichte und Heimatpflege in der Gemeinde Finnentrop e.V. [3]
Referencesedit
^Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External linksedit
Official website(in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finnentrop.
January 01, 1970
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Finnentrop is a Gemeinde municipality in Olpe district in North Rhine Westphalia Germany FinnentropTownBamenohl castleCoat of armsLocation of Finnentrop within Olpe districtFinnentropShow map of GermanyFinnentropShow map of North Rhine WestphaliaCoordinates 51 10 N 07 58 E 51 167 N 7 967 E 51 167 7 967CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdmin regionArnsbergDistrictOlpeSubdivisions40Government Mayor 2020 25 Achim Henkel 1 CDU Area Total104 34 km2 40 29 sq mi Highest elevation651 m 2 136 ft Lowest elevation220 m 720 ft Population 2022 12 31 2 Total16 851 Density160 km2 420 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes57413Dialling codes02721 02395 02724Vehicle registrationOEWebsitewww finnentrop de Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Mayors 4 Culture and sightseeing 4 1 Theatres amp Museums 4 2 Buildings 4 3 Regular events 5 Economy and infrastructure 5 1 Transport 5 2 Public institutions 5 3 Education 6 Famous people 6 1 Honorary citizens 6 2 Sons and daughters of the municipality 6 3 Famous people who have worked in the municipality 6 4 Artists 7 Further reading 8 References 9 External linksGeography editFinnentrop is situated in the Sauerland near the forks of the rivers Bigge and Lenne Finnentrop shares borders with Sundern and Eslohe both part of Hochsauerland district Lennestadt and Attendorn both in Olpe district as well as with Plettenberg Markischer Kreis district Finnentrop is divided into the following constituent communities Ahausen with Ahauser Muhle Dahm Altfinnentrop Bamenohl Bausenrode Deutmecke Elsmecke Faulebutter Fehrenbracht with Fretterspring Finnentrop Fretter with Delf Giebelscheid Frettermuhle with Missmecke Frielentrop Gierschlade with Schwartmecke Glinge Heggen Hollenbock Hulschotten with Tiefenau Illeschlade Lenhausen Mullen Ostentrop Permecke Ramscheid Ronkhausen Sange Schlipruthen with Schlipruthener Muhle Becksiepen Kuckuck Steinsiepen Schondelt Schonholthausen with Besten Serkenrode Weringhausen Weuspert with Klingelborn Wiebelhausen WordenHistory editWhile the municipality of Finnentrop didn t come into being before 1 July 1969 the history of the constituting villages dates back from the Middle Ages In 1162 Lenhausen and Ronkhausen were mentioned for the first time Until 13 July 1908 the place now known as Finnentrop had three names Habbecke Neubrucke Newbridge and once the Ruhr Sieg railway was built Bahnhof Finnentrop Finnentrop Railway Station Neubrucke consisted of only one building at the forks of Bigge and Lenne Reuters Haus first mentioned in 1847 The new bridge seems to have already been built by 1847 as the Reuter had to charge tolls The new municipality was cobbled together in 1969 from parts of the old Amt of Serkenrode Meschede district the communities of Schlipruthen and Oedingen and parts of Attendorn Land and Helden This restructuring also saw the municipality pass from Meschede district which was abolished in 1974 to Olpe district The municipality s name is drawn from the original centre of Finnentrop situated a few hundred metres up the Bigge river now known as Altfinnentrop alt is German for old The ending trop comes from trop or torp meaning village The High German word Dorf is a cognate as is the English word thorpe The municipal arms shows a rose under a wavy chevron The rose stands for the Lords of Finnentrop von Vinnentrop and dates back to the year 1358 The chevron stands for the two rivers the Bigge and the Lenne which merge in the municipality The colour green refers to the great swathes of greenery in the municipal area Finnentrop maintains partnership arrangements with nbsp Diksmuide Belgium since 1979 nbsp Helbra Saxony Anhalt since 1990 Mayors editThe mayor between 1997 and 2020 was the jurist Dietmar Hess 1955 CDU In September 2020 Achim Henkel CDU has been elected The 53 year old first chief police officer used to be in charge of the policestation in Olpe for many years Culture and sightseeing editTheatres amp Museums edit Schutzenhof Lichtspiele 1954 vintage movie theater renovated in 2006 with 170 seats Heimatstube Schonholthausen museum Buildings edit nbsp St Georg in Schlipruthen nbsp Maria Himmelfahrt in Schonholthausen nbsp Matthiaskapelle in Altfinnentrop nbsp Haus Bamenohl nbsp Schloss Ahausen nbsp Schloss Lenhausen St Georg hall church in Schlipruthen dating from before the 12th century Romanesque Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt in Schonholthausen dating in parts from the 13th century Matthiaskapelle chapel in Altfinnentrop from 1383 Haus Bamenohl castle in Bamenohl 14th century Schloss Ahausen castle close to Heggen Schloss Lenhausen castle in Lenhausen 13th century Reiterstellwerk historic signal box Regular events edit Schutzenfest marksmen s festival in the larger villages Prunksitzung by the Lenhausen Carnival Club LCC revue Saturday before Altweibertag Old Women s Day Prunksitzung by the Festkommitee Finnentroper Karneval revue Waldfest Im Schee Finnentrop forest festival weekend before Whitsun Spritzenfest of the fire station Bamenohl second weekend in August Open air concert at Haus Bamenohl third weekend in August Burgerfruhschoppen of the fire brigade on German Unity Day Christmas market at the town hall second weekend in Advent Economy and infrastructure editAmong the nationally known companies in Finnentrop are Eibach automotive springs Metten Fleischwaren meat processing and a plant of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG Transport edit Finnentrop station is situated at the Ruhr Sieg railway from where the Bigge Valley Railway connects to Olpe The Attendorn Finnentrop aerodrome ICAO EDKU is situated close to the village of Heggen Public institutions edit Rathaus Finnentrop town hall Erlebnisbad Finto natatorium Jugendherberge Bamenohl Germany s first private youth hostel after the Second World War Jugendherberge Heggen hostel Finnentrop volunteer fire brigade with eleven fire stations Education edit There are six primary schools one Hauptschule one Realschule and one Gesamtschule Famous people editHonorary citizens edit Erwin Oberkalkofen former mayor Ernst Vollmer former municipality director Sons and daughters of the municipality edit Gertrud von Plettenberg 1608 Mistress of Ernest of Bavaria Prince elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne Friedrich Georg Pape 1763 1816 one of the first German democrats Johann Joseph Freidhoff 1768 1818 engraver Alexander Haindorf 1784 1862 doctor Jewish reformer psychologist university lecturer Eduard Bartling 1845 1927 entrepreneur and politician Lawrence Becker 1869 1947 lawyer and judge who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury Henry M Arens 1873 1963 original name Heinrich Martin Arens politician who served in many offices in Minnesota including the U S House of Representatives Josef Baumhoff 1887 1962 German official newspaper publisher and politician Kilian Kirchhoff 1892 1944 priest translator and dissident Erich Feldmann 1929 1998 Priester Kirchenhistoriker und Augustinusforscher Klaus Dieter Uelhoff born 1936 politician member of the Bundestag Reinhard Wilhelm born 1946 scientist Paul Scheermann born 1949 soccer player Hilde Mattheis born 1954 politician member of the Bundestag Famous people who have worked in the municipality edit John A Roebling 1806 1869 original name Johann August Robling civil engineer designer of the Brooklyn Bridge Johannes Dornseiffer 1837 1914 priest co founder of many savings and loan companies connected with Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Hermann Hagedorn 1884 1951 German writer lyric poet and teacher Angela Maria Autsch 1900 1944 nun of the Trinitarian Order was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp Artists edit Andreas Schmidt film actor and theatre director based out of Kreuzberg BerlinFurther reading editBitter Franz Finnentrop Sauerland Das Pfarrdorf seine Industrie der Eisenbahnknotenpunkt und seine Bewohner Finnentrop 1955 edited by Sasse R 2005 1 Feldmann Thomas Die Finnentroper Chronik Finnentrop 1994 Pickert sche Sammlung written by Voss W edited by Sasse R 2005 2 further collection of literature from the Arbeitskreis fur Geschichte und Heimatpflege in der Gemeinde Finnentrop e V 3 References edit Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Land Nordrhein Westfalen accessed 29 June 2021 Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2022 Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9 Mai 2011 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp in German nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finnentrop Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finnentrop amp oldid 1213011383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
