Talk:Kaldenkirchen

This looks like it was written originally in German, and transported into English via something like Google Translate. I've worked on the language (awkward phrasing) in the history section, but there are probably English Language issues elsewhere as well.

The text mentions the 13 original families that settled Germantown PA in 1683, and states that some of them were from Kaldenkirchen. I've no doubt that some of the Germantown settlers came from Kaldenkirchen (eventually), but most discussions I've seen have the original 13 as coming solely from nearby Krefeld. The one family that's mentioned in the article as coming from Kaldenkirchen (the Kuster family) was definitely not among the original thirteen families, nor was is the name listed in the Concord ship list. With regard to the "Concord", it didn't leave from Kaldenkirchen---the Krefelders (and presumably any of the party from Kaldenkirchen), went down the Rhine to Rotterdam presumably on non-seagoing Rhine-boats. In Rotterdam they would have taken a seagoing vessel to England, where they boarded the Concord in Gravesend.

After checking further, Niepoth, 1950 shows two Heads of household among the original Thirteen as coming from Kaldenkirchen: Wilhelm Strepers and Reiner Theissen Doors. Four other Heads of Household came from other towns than Krefeld: Peter Keurlis from Waldniel, Johann Simons and Abraham Toenes Klinken from what is now Moenchenbladbach, and Johan Lucken from Wesel. TwelveGreat (talk) 01:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Some of the facts given in the history section are out of context, and not easily interpreted. For example, the original has the sentence "In 1947 a fire destroyed 90% of the forest". I presume this was a significant event in the history of the town, but its unclear what forest is being referred to, or why this is significant. I've changed that to "In 1947 a fire destroyed 90% of the surrounding forest." to place it in some sort of meaningful context, but I've no knowledge of the event, and do not know if forest surrounded the town, lay within it, or was off to oneside, or why this is even being mentioned.---it just sounds better in English. There's probably more to the story than that the forest burned down. If its important to the story, it needs to be explained. Ditto the story about Kristalnacht. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TwelveGreat (talk • contribs) 19:16, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

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