Berum, Hage

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Coordinates: 53°36′07″N7°17′56″E / 53.60203°N 7.29880°E / 53.60203; 7.29880
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Aurich
Municipal assoc. Hage
Municipality Hage
Area
  Metro
1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Population
   Metro
250 [1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes 04931
Vehicle registration 26524

Berum is a village in the region of East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Hage, part of the municipal association ( Samtgemeinde ) of Hage.

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The village is mostly known for Berum Castle, believed to date from c.1310. [2]

Etymology

Berum is a former chieftain's seat, where Marten Sidtzen lived in 1387. As early as the Middle Ages, there was a so-called "Uthof" here, a kind of permanent outstation of a herd of the Norder Geest. The place was first recorded in documents as Berne or Berum in 1408. The current spelling has been officially used since 1436. The settlement name represents the dative plural of Old Frisian bēre, "shed". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Berum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. "Castle & Park". Burg Berum. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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