▁History ▁C ron enberg ▁has ▁first ▁been ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wer den - Ab bey . ▁Later ▁on , ▁its ▁name ▁changed ▁from ▁C roy ab er ge ▁to ▁C rom berg ▁and ▁the ▁administrative ▁structures ▁changed ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 4 5 3 ▁the ▁name ▁C ron enberg ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁village ▁with ▁a ▁vi able ▁market place . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁W upp ert al . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ne igh b oured ▁qu arters ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east : ▁V oh w inkel , ▁El ber feld ▁and ▁R ons dorf . ▁The ▁south western ▁border ▁is ▁built ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁river ▁W upper ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sol ingen . ▁The ▁sout he astern ▁neighbour ▁is ▁Rem scheid . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁For ▁many ▁centuries , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁metal working ▁industry , ▁especially ▁with ▁many ▁fact ories ▁for ▁hand ▁tools . ▁The ▁water power ed ▁Manuel sk ot ten ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁for ▁industrial ▁history . ▁▁ ▁The ▁p lier - company ▁K ni pe x ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁C ron enberg . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁Its ▁population ▁is ▁around ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁today . ▁ ▁Sports ▁C ron enberg ▁is ▁home ▁of ▁several ▁sport ▁clubs . ▁ ▁The ▁most - important ▁club ▁is ▁R SC ▁C ron enberg , ▁the ▁a ▁multiple ▁and ▁as ▁well