Dornumergrode

Dornumergrode
Village of Dornum
Villa Dühringshof in Dornumergrode
Coat of arms
Location of Dornumergrode
Dornumergrode Show map of Germany Dornumergrode Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°40′19″N7°26′25″E / 53.67199°N 7.44032°E / 53.67199; 7.44032
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipality	Dornum
Area
• Metro	11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population
•  Metro	299
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	04933
Vehicle registration	26553

Dornumergrode is an East Frisian village near the Wadden Sea coast in Lower Saxony, Germany. ^[1] It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the Aurich district.

Geography

Dornumergrode is located about one kilometer south of the Wadden Sea coast. The main town of the municipality, Dornum, is about three kilometers away to the south. The village was founded on a long mound surrounded by limestone marsh. ^[2] Dornumergrode is located on the Störtebekerstraße. Today, the small village is a collection of farms and holiday homes.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in documents in 1443 as Astragroda. The current spelling has been in use since 1528/30. The area of today's local area was probably finally embanked in 1570. However, there must have been attempts to embankment before then, as old dyke lines indicate. ^[2]

On 1 July 1972, Dornumergrode was incorporated into the municipality of Dornumersiel. On 1 November 2001, this became part of the municipality of Dornum. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Farmhouse
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  Coastline near Dornumergrode

References

1. Dornumergrode can be found at GEOnet Names Server , at this link , by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-1761008" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Dornumergrode" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
3. "Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2001" [Territorial changes from 01.01. to 31.12.2001]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 1 July 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Dornumergrode at Wikimedia Commons