Diedenshausen
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Diedenshausen | |
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Village | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Region | Arnsberg |
District | Siegen-Wittgenstein |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ulrich Dienst |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 280 |
Demonym | Diedenshäuser |
Area code | 02750 |
Diedenshausen is a small village, since 1975 a constituent community of
Rothaargebirge (Red-haired Mountains), immediately on the border with Hesse
. There are a few buildings on the other side of the border. These form the tiny village of Seibelsbach. Although technically being 2 separate places, both operate as one due to the location.
History
The small farming village of Diedenshausen was first mentioned in documents in 1194. The political philosopher
Calvinism. Native son Daniel Womelsdorf was the first from the village known to emigrate to America in 1724. Native son Jacob Weller von Molsdorf die Schwanfelder and his family were some of the earliest recorded members of this family to emigrate to America, landing in Philadelphia
in 1710.
Today, the village has a large number of restored half-timbered houses for which reason it was designated by the German government, in 1998, as one of the "Federal Golden Villages". In 2008 Diedenshausen celebrated its millennium (1000th anniversary) as a dedicated village/area which drew many American descendants to celebrate as well.
References
- ^ "Johannes Althusius", Encyclopædia Britannica.