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Arnold Kriedte (born July 17, 1869 in Grudziądz, died in Coburg in 1945) is a German journalist, publisher and cultural activist.

In September 1895, Arnold Kriedte opened a bookstore in Grudziądz on the current ul. Mickiewicz, on the corner of today's ul. Małogroblowa. After a few years, it has taken a leading position among the booksellers of Grudziądz, becoming a publishing house. In the years 1905-1913 Kriedte published editorial-oriented city addresses, travel guides, plans and a huge number of postcards, today a very valuable historical source. The company also ran an artistic, musical and paper department, as well as a reading room, organized exhibitions and concerts of local artists. Arnold Kriedte supported the work of the museum and was an activist of the singing association. When Grudziądz returned to Poland, Arnold Kriedte remained on the spot as an active German minority. He brought the publishing houses from the Reich, worked in the amateur German Scene, he deserved to build a modern school for them. Goethe. During the fight for Grudziądz in 1945, Kriedt's house with a bookstore was completely destroyed, now a square called pl. Independence. Kriedte himself had left the city before the Soviet offensive, but soon died in Bavaria. The "Arnold Kriedte" accountant survived the founder's death and continues his activity in Steinfurt, Westphalia. Bibliography

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