Arle is an

East Frisia East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...

n village in

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. It is an ''

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'' of the municipality of

Großheide Großheide (East Frisian: Grootheid) is a village and a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 15 km northwest of ...

, in the

Aurich Aurich (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Auerk'', West Frisian: ''Auwerk'', ) is a town in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich and is the second largest City in East Frisia, both in popula ...

district. The formerly independent municipality was incorporated into Großheide with the municipal reform law of 1 July 1972.

History

Arle, located on the edge of a

geest Geest (, , ) is a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside, that occurs on the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils formed as a glacial outw ...

, was already a provostship under the

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in the 12th century, although under the name ''Erle''. Unlike the neighboring Münster area, its provosts were not rich noblemen, but incumbent

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men. The St. Boniface Church was built from

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on a high mound at this time. A tower in Arle was mentioned in 1408, among the castles that were taken by the

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ers with the support of Keno tom Brok. The castle later belonged to Hebe, the daughter of Lütet Attenas, and her son Keno. Through his daughter Sophie, the castle came to the Howerda family in 1545, who became the sole owners of Arle. In 1613, Focko Beninga acquired Dreesche – a hamlet near Arle, probably by purchase. However, ownership changed in 1717 to the Barons of Wedel and in 1786 to the House of Innhausen and Knyphausen of Lütetsburg. The small shield in the coat of arms is that of the Beninga of Grimersum.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arle, Grossheide Großheide Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia