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Krummhörn
Krummhörn is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems (river), Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 10 km northwest of Emden. The municipality of Krummhörn comprises 19 villages (''Ortsteile''), and their official population as of 31 December 2008 is as follows: Notable people *Eggerik Beninga (1490–1562), a chronicler of the Frisians, was born in Grimersum. *David Folkerts-Landau (born 1949), German economist References Krummhörn, Towns and villages in East Frisia Aurich (district) {{EastFrisia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visquard
Visquard is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located to the north of Pewsum and to the south of Greetsiel. The village church dates from the 13th century. To the northwest of Visquard lay the Appingen Abbey, of which currently only a small hamlet remains. Geography Visquard belongs to the East Frisian municipality of Krummhörn and is located about 13 kilometers from the city of Emden. It is located on the edge of the former Bay of Sielmönken and is on district Kreisstraße 231, which branches off to the right from Landesstraße 4 between Jennelt and Pewsum. Developed farm roads lead to the villages of Manslagt and Pilsum and via the hamlet of Appingen to Greetsiel. The ''Greetsieler Tief'', a watercourse open to canoe campers, also connects the village with the places mentioned and with Pewsum. The nearest train station is in Emden. Visquard is a typical ('round '' warft'' vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pewsum
Pewsum is a village in the municipality of Krummhörn in the west of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Pewsum is both the administrative seat as well as the trade and craft centre of the municipality. The number of inhabitants was 3,352 in 2006 and the village lies at a height of . History Pewsum was first mentioned in 945 as the castle of the Manninga family of East Frisian chieftains, chieftains. From 1565, Pewsum belonged to the Cirksena dynasty. Well-known people who resided in Pewsum included the Swedish marshall, Dodo von Knyphausen, General Peter Ernst II von Mansfeld and the Great Elector. The castle fell into ruins in the 18th century and was partly demolished and sold. The remaining buildings have since been restored and form part of the East Frisian Open Air Museum (). In 1972, Pewsum lost its independence and became part of the newly founded parish of Krummhörn, albeit retaining the administrative headquarters. Religion Pewsum is one of the ''Lutheranism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woquard
Woquard () is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located just to the west of Pewsum, bordering its urban area. Woquard is the smallest village in the municipality. It is first mentioned in 1632, under the name ''Wachtwert''. The Woquard coat of arms reflects the history of the village. The colors blue and yellow refer to the Swedish royal family and recall Catherine Vasa of Sweden. The lion refers to the chieftains' coat of arms of the Manninga family; the fleur-de-lis from the crest to the Counts Cirksena; the star can be associated with the ancient coat of arms of Norden. The expression "Wokert is 'n Rad" ('Woquard is a wheel') refers to the streets of the village, which resemble the spokes of a wheel, with St. Mary's Church St. Mary's Church, St. Mary the Virgin's Church, St. Mary Church, Saint Mary Church, or other variations on the name, is a commonly used name for specific churche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upleward
Upleward () is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located between Hamswehrum and Campen. Upleward is built on a '' warft'' which has been inhabited since at least the Early Middle Ages. The village center consists of traditional single-family houses, built around the Gothic church from the 14th century. The church's narrow pointed arches are typical of the time. In 2004, an iron dagger inscribed with the words "ANNA" and "HANA" was discovered in Upleward, dating back to 1450. Gallery Kirche Upleward (Krummhörn) IMG 6674.jpg, , alt=Church of Upleward Gefallenendenkmal Upleward (Krummhörn) IMG 6679.jpg, ('Memorial for the Fallen') Deich in Upleward (Krummhörn) IMG 6414.jpg, Dyke near Upleward Notable people * Johannes Bogerman image:JohannesBogerman.jpg, 200px, Johann Bogerman Johannes Bogerman (1576 – 11 September 1637) was a Frisians, Frisian Protestant Anglican divine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manslagt
Manslagt is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located between Pilsum and Groothusen. Manslagt was historically located on an island in the former Bay of Sielmönken and was built on a ''warft''. It was first mentioned around the 11th century. The Church of Manslagt dates from around 1400. Gallery Emmius-Karte von 1600 (Ausschnitt).jpg, Location of Manslagt on a map by Ubbo Emmius, 1600 Häuser Manslagt.JPG, Houses in Manslagt Manslagter Kindergarten.JPG, Former school, now kindergarten Manslagt als Bronzemodell.JPG, Bronze model of Manslagt Notable people * Klaus Immer (1924–2022), politician and Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ... member References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woltzeten
Woltzeten is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village consists of two built-up areas, ''Woltzeten'' in the west and ''Woltzetener Vorwerk'' in the east. The village is located on a ''warft'', three kilometers south of Pewsum and about eight kilometers northwest of the city of Emden. The current Evangelical Reformed church of Woltzeten was built in 1727. Before that there was a larger church, which had to be demolished in 1725 due to dilapidation. This predecessor church probably dated from the 12th century. A Premonstratensian monastery stood in the village from the 15th to 16th century, which probably bore the name ''Blauhaus'', named after the color of its roof. An earlier monastery in Woltzeten was lost in a storm flood A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freepsum
Freepsum is a village in the region of East Frisia in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village has 437 inhabitants (2006) and lies about ten kilometres northwest of the seaport of Emden. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn Freepsum was an independent parish until the foundation of the municipality of Krummhörn as part of the Lower Saxony municipal reforms in 1972. Today the village is one of the 19 parishes in ''the Krummhörn'', as the municipality is colloquially called. Immediately southeast of the village is the Freepsum Sea or ', a former inland lake that has since been drained. The lowest point of the resulting hollow was for a long time the lowest point in Germany, at 2.5 metres below sea level, but has since been superseded in that respect by a point in Neuendorf-Sachsenbande which has officially been measured at 3.54 m (11.61 ft) below Normalnull ("standard zero") or (short N. N. or NN) is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greetsiel
Greetsiel is a small seaport, port on the bight of Leybucht in western East Frisia, Germany, that was first documented in letters from the year 1388. Since 1972, Greetsiel has been part of the municipality of Krummhörn, which has its administrative seat in Pewsum. The nearest railway station is at Emden, about away, and the two towns are linked by a bus service. Although originally just a small but picturesque fishing village, Greetsiel has become a major tourist attraction. In December 2006, it had 1,534 inhabitants, but the number of people living in the village significantly increases during the summer months and over the Christmas holidays. Geography Greetsiel is situated on the Leybucht, a small bay on the East Frisian coast. Over time, large parts of the bay were reclaimed behind levee, dykes, so that Greetsiel is the only port in the bay today. In the 1990s, the ''Leybuchthörn'' was completed. This structure extends as a spit out into the Wadden Sea. Within the ''Leyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canum
Canum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located just to the east of the village of Pewsum. Canum is built on a ''warft A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...''. It is already mentioned in 950 as ''Caninghem''. The village church was built in the middle of the warft in the 13th century. References External links {{Authority control Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groothusen
Groothusen is an old ''Langwurtendorf'' – a village on an artificially-built ridge – in the municipality of Krummhörn in western East Frisia on Germany's North Sea coast. It lies about 15 kilometres northwest of the seaport of Emden and has a population of 474 (2006). The ridge or ''warf'' has a length of about 500 metres and a width of some 130 metres and was built to raise the village above the water level should flooding from the sea occur, for instance, during a storm tide. History According to the urbarium from Werden Abbey, the village was first mentioned in the year 1000 under the name ''Husum'', but it had probably been established in the 8th century. Based on excavations carried out locally it can be inferred that it was probably a ''Wikdorf'' or trading post. It was laid out on a creek (''Priel'') that discharged into the so-called "Bay of Sielmönken" which has since completely silted up. At that time it was only about 500 metres from the coast and therefore clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loquard
Loquard is an old village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. It is a traditionally Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ... village. The village, built on a '' warft'', was first mentioned in the 10th century, although archaeological findings suggest the place might already have been inhabited in the 8th or 9th century. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Loquard, built on the warft, dates from the 13th century. Gallery Innenraum Loquard16.jpg, Interior of the church Dorfmitte Loquard.jpg, Village center Alte Pastorei Loquard.jpg, Presbytery References External links {{Aurich-geo-stub Krummhörn Towns and villages in East Frisia Villages in Lower Saxony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttum
Uttum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located to the northeast of the village Pewsum. Uttum used to be a seat of East Frisian chieftains, seated at Uttum Castle. The meaning of the village's name is presumably ''home of Otte'' or ''Utte''. The Evangelical Reformed Church of Uttum dates from the 13th century and is home to an organ Organ and organs may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function * Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body. Musical instruments ... that was made around 1655. Gallery File:Rentmeisterhausuttum-2893.jpg, Rentmaster's house File:Krummhörn, Uttum, Mühle, 2010-06 CN-01.jpg, Windmill File:Uttum Orgel (07).jpg, Organ of the Church in Uttum References External links Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
