- Strieder
Strieder is a German family surname originating from the
Westerwald district of Germany.Most families with this name seem to be centred particularly around the village of
Winkels near toMengerskirchen andWeilburg an der Lahn, many emigrated from there to the USA in the 1800s and early 1900s to escape the hardships of the difficult conditions and land in that area. Thebasalt in the Area made working the land difficult and gave poor yields. Others moved toBavaria to farm better grounds, or to the various mountain areas of Germany to take up mining, then many were skilled stone masters and quarried Basalt and/or other rocks from the Westerwald area.The Mayor of
Winkels (Mengerskirchen) was a Strieder and responsible in 1880 for building the church in Winkels with his nameIn more modern times another Strieder became mayor of
Kreuzberg inBerlin then senator for regional developmentPeter Strieder (Born 15th of May 1952 in
Nuernberg ) was a State-politician and Leader of theBerlin SPD during the reunification reconstruction period her served from 1995 through to 2004 and was Senator for the reconstruction and planning of Berlin, traffic and infrastructure, civic and residential construction and the relocated new German seat of government.[Printed Document "History of Winkels 1911"] [German Wikipedia Page on Peter Strieder]
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