 The monks from Marienmünster earned their tithes from this town.According to the registers of the Corvey Monastery, the town was mentioned as early as 980 under the name "Wynithun".In the 16th century, the three villages of Großenbreden (Wendenbreden 1541, Wendelbreden 1650, Großenwendelbreden 1793), Kleinenbreden (Lütkenbreden 1650, Lükewendelbreden 1793) and Papenhöfen (earlier die Höfe zu Wenden 1545) developed.