Sondern is a small village approximately the north of
Radevormwald, in
Oberbergischer Kreis
The Oberbergischer Kreis (, ) is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ennepe-Ruhr, Märkischer Kreis, Olpe (district), Olpe, Altenkirchen (district), Altenkirchen, ...
district,
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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. It lies to the south of
Remlingrade, and close to
Birken,
Im Kamp, and
Herkingrade. Politically the village is represented by candidates of the electoral district 170 of the Radevormwald city Council. Around the year 1400 the village was mentioned as "Sunderen" in documents of the archives of the Reformed church in Radevormwald in connection with the description of the boundaries of the Free Court of Radevormwald at the time.
[Klaus Pampus: ''Urkundliche Erstnennungen oberbergischer Orte'' (= ''Beiträge zur Oberbergischen Geschichte.'' Sonderband 1). Oberbergische Abteilung 1924 e.V. des Bergischen Geschichtsvereins, Gummersbach 1998, . ]
References
Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia
Oberbergischer Kreis
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