- Lenningsen
Lenningsen is a local part in the South of
Bönen and belongs to the district of Unna inNorth Rhine-Westphalia .History
The first document which mentioned farms in the near of Lenningsen was written down in 1486. In the financial book from the
County of Mark stand names from farms, which still exist today.In the
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) the area of Lenningsen was out-robbed by hostilely soldiers and the plague was there. Many humans died or were killed. There are no buildings from this time received except the aristocracy house ,,Gut Brüggen’’.In 1840 the first public school was found at the village, which still exist at the same place with the name Ermelingschule. 1876 the
industrialization came in in form of a railroad line. The railroad lineDortmund –Welver –Soest walks through the village. 1901 a railroad station has been buil which was in theWorld War II often a target for ally bomber because there were trains with weapons, ammunition and troops at the station area. The station was not hit but 3 civil houses were bombed out and many others were damaged.External links
* [http://www.ig-lenningsen.de/ The village’s homepage (German)]
References
* [http://www.ig-lenningsen.de/ The village’s homepage (German)]
*Info board at the village's elementary school
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