The earliest reference to “ Caldenkirken ” appears in a document dated 1206 . Until 1794 the city belonged to the Duchy of Jülich . After the Congress of Vienna in 1814 Kaldenkirchen lay within the borders of Prussia . In In 1856 King Frederick William IV of Prussia permitted the use of “ town ” for this city . 1903 the German Emperor Wilhelm II permitted the city arms . The synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht . The city was evacuated during the last weeks of the Second World War . In 1947 a fire destroyed 90 % of the surrounding forest . In 1961 Kaldenkirchen had a population of 6305 , 23 % of whom were refugees . On 1 January 1970 Kaldenkirchen became part of the newly founded city of Nettetal
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