Jheringsfehn (frequently misspelt ''Iheringsfehn'') is a

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

village in the region of

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 ...

, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

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. Administratively, it is an ''

Ortsteil A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located ...

'' of the municipality of

Moormerland Moormerland is a municipality in the Leer (district), Leer District, in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. History Moormerland was created on January 1, 1973 by uniting eleven independent municipalities. The eleven constituent Ortschaft, Ortsc ...

. Warsingsfehn is located just to the east of

Warsingsfehn Warsingsfehn is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the municipality of Moormerland. Warsingsfehn is located just to the north of Veenhusen and is approximately 9 kilometers to the north of Leer. ...

and is approximately 10 kilometers to the northeast of

Leer Leer may refer to: * Leer, Lower Saxony, town in Germany ** Leer (district), containing the town in Lower Saxony, Germany ** Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station * Leer, South Sudan, town in South Sudan ** Leer County, an administrative division ...

. It has a population of 2,440. The village was named in 1754 after Sebastian Eberhard Jhering, great-grandfather of

Rudolf von Jhering Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering (; also Ihering; 22 August 1818 – 17 September 1892) was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book ''Der Kampf ums Recht'' (''The Struggle for Law''), as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a mo ...

. The village still has its classic peat canals. Important elements of village life are the local sports club and the

Lutheran church Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 15 ...

, which also covers the neighbouring village of

Boekzetelerfehn Boekzetelerfehn is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the municipality of Moormerland. Boekzetelerfehn is located just to the northeast of Warsingsfehn and is approximately ...

. The village church stands on the boundary between the two villages.

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Leer (district) Towns and villages in East Frisia Moormerland {{EastFrisia-stub