Erndtebrück

Erndtebrück is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.HistoryErndtebrück had its first documentary mention in 1256, celebrating 750 years of existence in 2006. The village was first known by the name Ermingardibruggern, and was the seat of a knightly family, and later a customs office with market rights.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe council's 22 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 30 August 2009: SPD 7 seatsCDU 7 seatsFDP 5 seatsUWG 3 seatsNote: UWG is a citizens' coalition.MayorSince the municipal elections in 2004, Karl-Ludwig Völkel has been Erndtebrück's directly elected mayor.Coat of armsErndtebrück's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above in azure a bridge Or, below in argent two pallets sable.The community was granted these arms in 1958. The bridge in the chief is a canting symbol, referring to Erndtebrück's last syllable (Brücke is "bridge" in German), but also to an actual bridge built over the river Eder at Erndtebrück in 1830. Below in the shield are the arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein.Town partnerships Bergues, France, since 1973