Kirchhundem, Germany
Kirchhundem is a town of 12,966 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Kirchhundem
Townapedia lists 99 museums and landmarks, 53 parks and trails, 103 places to eat, 38 places to stay and 155 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Elspe Festival, Atta Cave, Bergbaumuseum Siciliaschacht and Galileo-Park.
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About Kirchhundem
Kirchhundem (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪʁçˌhʊndəm]) is a German municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia. It belongs to the Olpe district.
From the Wikipedia article Kirchhundem (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do155
Elspe Festival
Cinema and theater · 8.5 km
Theatre festival in Germany
1 Zur Naturbühne, Lennestadt
Atta Cave
Monument and historic site · 12.9 km
Dripstone cave in Germany
Hof Gerwin
Farm and orchard · 1.3 km
Bauernhofeis Milch Fleisch Eier Hähnchen Weihnachtsbäume und Tannengrün
2 Bettinghof, Kirchhundem
24/7
143 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks99
Galileo-Park
Museum · 5.2 km
Wissenschafts- und Rätselpark
4-7 Sauerland-Pyramiden, Lennestadt
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; SH 10:00-17:00
Schloss Adolfsburg
Monument and historic site · 5.6 km
1 Hauptstraße, Kirchhundem
Burg Bilstein
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
10 Von-Gevore-Weg, Lennestadt
87 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds53
Panorama-Park Sauerland Wildpark
Sports field and stadium · 6.5 km
Apr-Oct Mo-Th,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; Jun-Aug SH 10:00-18:00
Buchen- und Bruchwälder bei Einsiedelei und Apollmicke
Hiking and trails · 7.9 km
41 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes103
Landhaus Lenneper-Führt
Restaurant · Regional · 4.1 km
21 Selbecke, Kirchhundem
11:30-13:30,17:00-21:00
Landhotel-Ferienhof Gut Ahe
Restaurant · Regional, German · 4.6 km
1 Ahe, Kirchhundem
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00-21:00; Su 11:30-20:00
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Café-Restaurant Hohe Bracht
Restaurant · Regional · 3.1 km
1 Hohe Bracht, Lennestadt
Th-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Cannizaro's
Restaurant · Italian · 7.9 km
45 Bielefelder Straße, Lennestadt
Tu-Fr, Su 12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:30; Sa 18:00-22:30
Gasthof Kaiser
Restaurant · German · 5.2 km
48-50 Rinsecker Straße, Kirchhundem
We-Mo 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:00;Tu off
Gasthof und Pension zu den Linden
Restaurant · Regional · 5.9 km
15 Hauptstraße, Kirchhundem
11:00+; Mo off
Skihütte Halberbracht
Restaurant · Pizza, German, Salad, Regional · 5.9 km
39 Im Hölzchen, Lennestadt
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Hesse
Bakery · 2.4 km
6 Helmut-Kumpf-Straße, Lennestadt
Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00, Sa 06:30-13:00; Su 08:00-11:00
Hotel Rameil - Flurschütz
Restaurant · 6.5 km
11 Auf der Jenseite, Lennestadt
12:00-14:00; 17:30-22:00; We off; Su 12:00-14:00
91 more on the map.
History
Up until roughly the 8th century, thick broadleaf forests blanketed what is now Kirchhundem's municipal area. Beeches dominated the hills and slopes while oaks, elms, maples and other kinds of trees held sway in the dales.
The first people are believed to have settled in the area of the Altes Feld ("Old Field") near Kirchhundem and in the Olpe Valley. About the 9th century they began clearing and settling activities, which lasted until the 13th century.
The Hundem area's – "curia nomine homede" – first documentary mention might be the one found in one of Emperor Frederick I's documents from the year 1153. This attribution, however, is as much disputed as the other documents. The oldest undisputed reference is a document from the Kirchhundem parish archive from the year 1249, in which the conditions are laid out whereby Vogt (roughly "reeve") Widekind of Hundem (a mediaeval name for Kirchhundem's main centre) was to allow his people and others to make the Margaretenaltar at Hundem their own.
As a second centre, Würdinghausen was mentioned in 1270. Only nine years later, so were Bettinghusen (Bettinghof), Böminghausen, Emlinghausen and Flape. In the two centuries that followed, almost all the centres that now make up today's municipality were mentioned in documents. Furthermore, many other centres are named that have since been forsaken.
From the History section of Kirchhundem on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay38
Churches and places of worship56
Pfarrkirche St. Servatius
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.2 km
4 Zum Kellenberg, Lennestadt
Pfarrkirche Sankt Peter und Paul
Church · Catholic
47 Hundemstraße, Kirchhundem
St. Luzia
Church · Roman Catholic · 9.6 km
40 Oberveischeder Straße, Olpe
Shopping27
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Carl-Kraemer-Realschule Hilchenbach
School · 9.7 km
8 Jung-Stilling-Allee, Hilchenbach
Healthcare12
Apotheke am Schützenplatz
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.7 km
62 Kölner Straße, Lennestadt
Map of Kirchhundem
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Getting there and nearby towns
Siegerlandflughafen (SGE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Lennestadt 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Kreuztal 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Schmallenberg 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Olpe 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Netphen 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Plettenberg 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Siegen 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Bad Laasphe 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Werdohl 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Wilnsdorf 30 km south, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Rathaus Kirchhundem, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchhundem St Peter und Paul FFSW-0619, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirchhundem St Peter und Paul FFSW-0618, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luftaufnahme Elspe Festival Gelände, Cassidy71, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Atta-Höhle, Rainer Lippert, Public domain
- Bergbaumuseum Siciliaschacht Meggen-4, -- Wolfgang Poguntke--, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Burg Bilstein, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ruine Burg Borghausen, -- Wolfgang Poguntke 18:54, 8. Jul. 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Peperburg-6, Wolfgang Poguntke, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Kirchveischede-2, -- Wolfgang Poguntke--, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- St. Agatha in Altenh, Dr. Hans Wiechers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rekonstruktion Weilenscheid, -- Wolfgang Poguntke 14:42, 14. Apr. 2008 (CEST), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- GymSL Block A Haupteingang, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchhundem-Oberhundem Schloss Adolfsburg FFSW-0596, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Bartholomäus Meggen, 2009, Dr. Hans Wiechers, Public domain
- Lennestadt-Altenhundem Maria Königin FFSW-0626, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirchhundem Panorama-Park FFSW-0523, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rhein Weser Turm01, Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Peter und Paul Kirchhundem 2, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wallanlage Hofkühl, -- Wolfgang Poguntke 13:07, 4. Jul. 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Jäckelchen-2, -- Wolfgang Poguntke 20:06, 1. Apr. 2008 (CEST), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Dünscheder Heide Orchis mascula, Danny S., CC BY 4.0
- St. Elisabeth Benolpe, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG OE-002 Einsiedelei 4, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saalhauser Berge, J. Braukmann Milseburg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Kirche Grevenbrück, Dr. Hans Wiechers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aussichtsturm Hohe Bracht mit Außenterasse (April 2018), Dr. Hans Wiechers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Luzia Oberveischede, Dr. Hans Wiechers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Emmauskirche Würdinghausen, Stefan Didam - Schmallenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Bartholomäus Würdinghausen, Stefan Didam - Schmallenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Bilstein 0003, Venetianer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Albaumer Klippen 1, Dampftrain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Breiter Hagen, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wunderwäldchen 9, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naturschutzgebiet Rosenberg, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Breiter Hagen 14, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG OE-002 Einsiedelei 2, Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2014.05. NSG Dollenbruch Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Frank6789, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirchhundem Panorama-Park FFSW-0512, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hohe Bracht von Norden, J. Braukmann, CC BY 3.0
- Kahle-Meggen, Wolfgang Poguntke, CC BY 3.0
- Kirchhundem-Oberhundem FFSW-0483, Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lennestadt (DE), Galileo-Park -- 2020 -- 161007, Anil Öztas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, uwekoch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, uwekoch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, uwekoch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tobiasreg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, uwekoch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, baldur80, CC BY-SA 4.0
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