Sondern is a village and subdistrict of
Halver
Halver () is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
Around 950 the ''Oberhof Halvara'' was first mentioned in the ''Werdener Probsteiregister''. For more than 500 years Halver was the seat of a Leagu ...
, in
Märkischer Kreis
The Märkischer Kreis (, ) is a district ('' Kreis'') in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Unna, Soest, Hochsauerland, Olpe, Oberbergischer Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of Hagen.
History
The district wa ...
district,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. First mentioned in 1480,
[Alfred Jung: ''Halver und Schalksmühle. Untersuchung und Gedanken zur Siedlungsgeschichte des Amtes Halver, eines alten Kirchspiels im sächsisch-fränkischen Grenzraum.'' Freunde der Burg Altena, Altena 1978 (''Altenaer Beiträge. Arbeiten zur Geschichte und Heimatkunde der ehemaligen Grafschaft Mark'' 13, ). ] it is situated north of the state road L284, not far from the settlements of
Kückelhausen,
Auf der Brake,
Schlade and
Ehberg.
References
Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia
Märkischer Kreis
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