Loquard is an old 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 ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. 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