Bredenbek

Infobox German Location
Name = Bredenbek
image_photo = Rapsfeld bei Bredenbek.jpg
Wappen = Bredenbek_Wappen.pnglat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 19 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan = Bredenbek in RD.pngBundesland = Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis = Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Amt = Achterwehr
Höhe = 14
Fläche = 12.43
Einwohner = 1334
Stand = 2007-1-31
PLZ = 24796
Vorwahl = 04334
Kfz = RD
Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 58 028
Adresse-Verband = Inspektor-Weimar-Weg 20
24239 Achterwehr
Website = [http://www.amtachterwehr.de/ www.amtachterwehr.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Werner Hamann
Partei = SPD

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.

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.

History

Bredenbek was first mentioned in the year 1264 in the town's book of Kiel, named as "de Bradenbeke".

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.

Education

Currently 96 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.

Town partnerships

* Walcott, Iowa, in the United States of America
* Brandshagen, near Stralsund in Germany

Personalities

* Eric Braeden, actor in the United States, was born and grew up in Bredenbek. Since 1998 Eric Braeden is honorary citizen of Bredenbek.

External links

* [http://www.bredenbek.de The official Website of Bredenbek de icon)]

Literature

* Gemeinde Chronik - (German language) Published in August 2003, containing 227 pages of information collected by the "Arbeitsgruppe Dorfchronik".