Twixlum

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Coordinates: 53°22′23″N7°08′01″E / 53.37310°N 7.13374°E / 53.37310; 7.13374
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
City Emden
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
   Metro
993
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes 04921
Vehicle registration 26723

Twixlum is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located to the northwest of the city, it is administratively a district (Stadtteil) of Emden. The village was incorporated as such on 1 July 1972, as were the villages of Logumer Vorwerk and Wybelsum. [1]

Twixlum has retained its village character. In the center of the village is the village church. The current church was built around 1500. [2] The tower, which is lower than the church, is a remnant of an older church that was probably built in the fourteenth century.

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References

  1. Statistisches Bundesamt (1983). Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German). Stuttgart and Mainz: W. Kohlhammer GmbH. p. 260. ISBN   3170032631.
  2. "Evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde Twixlum". Reformiert.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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