Westeraccum

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Coordinates: 53°39′01″N7°26′41″E / 53.65024°N 7.44476°E / 53.65024; 7.44476
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Aurich
Municipality Dornum
Area
  Metro
6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
   Metro
366 [1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes 04933
Vehicle registration 26553

Westeraccum is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the district of Aurich. [2] The village is located just to the northeast of Dornum.

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Etymology

Westeraccum was first mentioned in documents in the early 12th century as Westrachem. Later names were Westeragheim, Westerachem (around 1200), and Wester Accum (1684). This is a combination of the first name Acke with -heim ("residential place") and the western direction. [3]

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References

  1. "Wappen". Gemeinde Dornum (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. Westeraccum can be found at GEOnet Names Server , at this link , by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-1886578" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Westeraccum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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