Kreen (Biessenhofen)

Kreen community Biessenhofen Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 14 " N , 10 ° 38 ′ 40" E
Residents :	30 (May 25 1987)
Postal code :	87640
Area code :	08341

Filial church St. Stephan near Kreen

Kreen is a district of the Upper Swabian community of Biessenhofen in the Ostallgäu district in Bavaria . The hamlet is located south of Altdorf on the old road between Kaufbeuren and Füssen on the eastern slope of the ridge that separates the Wertach Valley from the Gennach Valley.

history

The origins of the hamlet are probably in a Celtic settlement, the Geltnachstein there is likely to be an old place of worship and court. The place name appears for the first time in the seventh century with the geographer of Ravenna as Crino. The first documentary mention is 1099 as Creino, then 1441 as Crän with Hochstiftifschen half courtyards.

In 1650 two farms belonged to Marktoberdorf , two more farms were inherited from the prince monastery of Kempten , two farms were vacant.

Attractions

The church of St. Stephan , which was first mentioned in 1443, is in Kreen .

literature

Aegidius Kalb and Ewald Kohler (eds.): Ostallgäu - once and now . Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten 1984, ISBN 3-88006-103-3 , p. 1059 .

Web links

Commons : Kreen - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Ed.): Official local directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Issue 450 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich November 1991, DNB 94240937X , p. 419 ( digitized version ).

[1] Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Ed.): Official local directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Issue 450 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich November 1991, DNB 94240937X , p. 419 ( digitized version ).