Manslagt is a 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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. It is part of the municipality of

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 ...

. The village is located between

Pilsum Pilsum 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 Manslagt and Greetsiel. Pilsum was built on a ''warft''. The original version of the curre ...

and Groothusen. Manslagt was historically located on an island in the former Bay of Sielmönken and was 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 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 Ubbo Emmius (5 December 15479 December 1625) was a German historian and geographer. Early life Ubbo Emmius was born on 5 December 1547 in Greetsiel, East Frisia. From the ages of 9 to 18 Emmius studied in a Latin school, before having to leave o ...

, 1600 Häuser Manslagt.JPG, Houses in Manslagt Manslagter Kindergarten.JPG, Former school, now

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...

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

External links

{{Authority control Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia