Bredenbek
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| Bredenbek | |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Achterwehr |
| Mayor | Hans-Werner Hamann (SPD) |
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| Area | 12.43 km² (4.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | 1,334 (31/01/2007) |
| - Density | 107 /km² (278 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RD |
| Postal code | 24796 |
| Area code | 04334 |
| Website | www.amtachterwehr.de |
| Location of Bredenbek within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district | |
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Bredenbek is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein.
Bredenbek is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] History
Bredenbek was first mentioned in the year 1264 in the town's book of Kiel, named as "de Bradenbeke".
[edit] Origin of the Name
The name of "Bredenbek" is consisting of the two Low German words "breden" for flat and "bek" for creek. The original creek Bredenbek, feeder of the Eider River, once was flowing through the area of the village, but has been turned to an underground canal nowadays, flowing through pipes.
[edit] Education
Currently 88 children, of the 1st to the 4th grade, are visiting the primary school, which is situated at the center of the village. Furthermore there is a kindergarten in Bredenbek.
[edit] Town partnerships
- Walcott, Iowa, in the United States of America
- Brandshagen, near Stralsund in Germany
[edit] Personalities
- Eric Braeden, actor in the United States, was born and grew up in Bredenbek. Since 1998 Eric Braeden is honorary citizen of Bredenbek.
[edit] External links
[edit] Literature
- Gemeinde Chronik - (German language) Published in August 2003, containing 227 pages of information collected by the Arbeitsgruppe Dorfchronik.
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