Upleward () 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 Hamswehrum and Campen. Upleward is built on a '' warft'' which has been inhabited since at least the

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. The village center consists of traditional single-family houses, built around the

Gothic church Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved f ...

from the 14th century. The church's narrow pointed arches are typical of the time. In 2004, an iron

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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, divine. He was born in Upleward (now Ostfriesland, Germany), the son of a preacher. From 1591 ...

(1576–1637), Dutch theologician

References

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Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia {{Germany-geo-stub