The municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.
Kradenbach's area is 173 ha, 27 ha of which is wooded. It sits at an elevation of 480 m above sea level.
History
Beginning in 1357, Kradenbach belonged to the Electoral-TrierAmt of Daun. Under Prussian administration, it belonged to the Bürgermeisterei (“Mayoralty”) of Sarmersbach.[3]
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The German blazon reads: In Silber; durch einen blauen Wellenstab gespalten; vorne ein rotes Balkenkreuz; hinten drei rote Mitren übereinander.
The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Argent a pallet wavy azure, dexter a cross gules and sinister three mitres in pale of the last.
The blue wavy pallet (narrow vertical stripe) refers at once to the brook that gave the municipality its name and to the placename ending —bach, which means “brook”. The cross on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side is the arms formerly borne by the Electorate of Trier, once the feudal overlord, while the three mitres on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side symbolize Saint Maternus – who headed three different bishoprics in his lifetime (Cologne, Tongeren and Trier) – thus representing the municipality's patron saint.[4]
