Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany near the Dutch border. The town is located near the river Berkel. The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839. In 1252 Vreden obtained city rights.
Demographics
Religion
90% Christian
10% other
Culture and sights
Museums
Hamaland-Museum
Farmer-Museum
Silhouette Museum
Miniature Shoe Museum
Skulpturenpark Erning
Heimathaus Noldes
Berkelkraftwerk
Biologische Station Zwillbrock
Buildings
Former castle
Old townhall
Foundations of seven older churches under the current day St. Georg church
Baroque church in Zwillbrock
Stiftskirche (collegiate church of the former noble convent of Vreden)
Parks
The "Zwillbrocker Venn": The Zwillbrocker Venn, approximately 10 km west of the city centre is part of a large nature reserve with numerous water areas. The Venn is home of Europe's largest black-headed gull breeding area and the world's northernmost flamingo breeding site. Vreden City Park: Includes the town's Farmer Museum.
Gallery
Coat of arms
In the 13th century, Vreden was enlarged to a city by the archbishop of Cologne and the bishop of Münster, who were the city owners of that time. The Coat-of-Arms shows Petrus (patron of Cologne) and Paulus (patron of Münster) with a key and a sword behind the cross of Cologne and the bar of Münster.
People from Vreden
Johannes Röring (born 1959), German politician
Stefan Decker, computer scientist
References
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Members of the Hanseatic League
Borken (district)