Friedenberg, Missouri

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Friedenberg, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°42′03″N 89°47′38″W / 37.70083°N 89.79389°W / 37.70083; -89.79389Coordinates: 37°42′03″N 89°47′38″W / 37.70083°N 89.79389°W / 37.70083; -89.79389
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipCentral
Elevation
551 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-25995 [1]
GNIS feature ID740859 [1]

Friedenberg is an unincorporated community located in Central Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.

Name[]

The Bavarians who settled just outside Perryville, Missouri in the 1830s felt so strongly about the importance of peace that they named their town “Friedenberg” (German: Hill of Peace). An old nickname for Friedenberg is “Raccoon Ridge”.

History[]

Unlike the communities of Altenburg, Frohna and Uniontown that were settled by Saxon Lutherans from Germany, Friedenberg was founded in 1838 by Lutheran immigrants from Bavaria, Germany.[2] These Bavarians came from the Upper Franconian region, some from the city of Langenstadt near present-day Kulmbach. These immigrants worshiped in members’ homes until a log church was built in 1846 north of Cinque Hommes Creek. From 1852 until 1885 the congregation worshiped at their church on Frankenberg overlooking the Cinque Hommes Bottoms. In 1885 the congregation moved to its present site in Friedenberg and built a brick church. Peace Lutheran church disbanded in 1980.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Road Side Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/friedenberg-misc.htm Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today
  2. ^ Martin Oswald (1998). "Friedenberg remembrances: A story of peace, faith, and life". ISBN 9780965955508. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Lutheran History.com http://www.lutheranhistory.org/sites_hop.html
  4. ^ Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: Friedenberg http://mo.lcms.org/Index.asp?PageID=10392&Function=News&NewsID=15253 Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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