Westermarsch I

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Westermarsch I
Stadtteil of Norden
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Lage von Westermarsch I im Stadtgebiet von Norden
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Westermarsch I
Coordinates: 53°34′27″N07°09′08″E / 53.57417°N 7.15222°E / 53.57417; 7.15222 Coordinates: 53°34′27″N07°09′08″E / 53.57417°N 7.15222°E / 53.57417; 7.15222
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Town Norden
Area
 • Total19.424 km2 (7.500 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
 • Total442
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
26506
Dialling codes 04931

Westermarsch I was an independent municipality in Lower Saxony until the municipal reform of 1972 and, as such, a member of the collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) of Leybucht. Today Westermarsch I is a part of the East Frisian borough of Norden with about 450 inhabitants (as at 12/2016), [1] spread over an area of 19.42 km². [2]

Lower Saxony State in Germany

Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.

Leybucht bay

The Leybucht is the second largest bay in East Frisia in northwest Germany after the Dollart. The Jade Bight is larger than both, but belongs historically to Oldenburg.

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Name

The name Westermarsch I denotes the place as being in the west of the marshlands in the historical region of Norderland (see Ostermarsch). The Roman numeral in the name of the village distinguishes the former communal municipality (Kommunalgemeinde) from the neighbouring village of Westermarsch II.

Norderland

The Norderland was a historic territory, set on the northwestern edge of East Frisia immediately next to the Wadden Sea off North Germany, which embraced a wide area around the town of Norden. The Norderland was bordered in the east by the Harlingerland and in the south by the Brokmerland.

Westermarsch II Stadtteil of Norden in Lower Saxony, Germany

Westermarsch II was an independent municipality until the 1972 territorial reform in Lower Saxony and, as such, a member of the collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) of Leybucht in Lower Saxony. Today Westermarsch II is a village in the East Frisian borough of Norden with around 500 inhabitants. The village parish covers an area of 11.69 km². Curiously the main settlement of Westermarsch II is associated in public perception with the village of Norddeich, with which it has grown together. The boundary between the two runs down the middle of the road, Dörper Weg.

Structure, location and communication

As a marsh village, Westermarsch I is characterized by large-scale farming. Within the municipality there are not only isolated Gulf farmhouses, but there are several larger settlements. These include Mittelmarsch, Altendeich and Westermarscherloog.

Westermarsch I is bordered to the east by the town of Norden and to the north by Westermarsch II. The North Sea coast forms its natural boundary in the west and the watercourse of the Norder Tief as well as the Norden subdivision of Neuwesteel to the south.

North Sea marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 kilometres (600 mi) long and 580 kilometres (360 mi) wide, with an area of 570,000 square kilometres (220,000 sq mi).

Neuwesteel Stadtteil of Norden in Lower Saxony, Germany

Neuwesteel is part of the borough of Norden in East Frisia in the northwest of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the third most recent quarter after Tidofeld and Leybuchtpolder, because it was only founded on 11 July 1934.

The Landesstraße 27 connects Westermarsch I with the town of Norden and sea port of Greetsiel. Kreisstraße 214 runs from Westermarsch I to Norddeich.

<i>Landesstraße</i> type of "state roads" mainly in Austria and Germany

Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district. A Landesstraße is thus less important than a Bundesstraße or federal road, but more significant than a Kreisstraße or district road. The classification of a road as a Landesstraße is a legal matter (Widmung). In the free states of Bavaria and Saxony – but not, however, in the Free State of Thuringia – Landesstraßen are known as Staatsstraßen.

Greetsiel Ortsteil of Krummhörn in Lower Saxony, Germany

Greetsiel is a small port on the bight of Leybucht in western East Frisia, Germany that was first documented in letters from the year 1388. Since 1972, Greetsiel has been part of the municipality of Krummhörn, which has its administrative seat in Pewsum. The nearest railway station is at Emden, about 15–20 kilometres (9.3–12.4 mi) away, and the two towns are linked by a bus service.

Norddeich (Norden) Ortsteil of Norden in Lower Saxony, Germany

Norddeich is a village in the borough of Norden in north Germany with 1,734 inhabitants. It lies in northwestern East Frisia, Lower Saxony on the North Sea coast.

History

The construction of the Fokko Ukena Dyke began in 1425 as part of the dyking of the so-called Westermarsch Neulande ("new lands"). Until then, as everywhere else in the marshlands, people had built warfts to protect the inhabitants of the Neulande from the sea.

The most significant source about the history of the village is the Altendeich School Chronicle (Altendeicher Schulchronik), whose oldest sections date back to 1622 and which, in addition to the development of the school, also describe the history of the place. According to this source, a teacher was already being employed in 1622 to teach the children of farmers and householders. Further data and facts, which are listed in the chronicle, include:

On 1 July 1972 the municipality of Westermarsch I was incorporated into the borough of Norden. [3]

Religion and social

Well over 90% of the Westermarsch population belong to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church, St. Andrew's Church in Gottfried-Keller-Straße.

About 3% are members of the Evangelical free churches.

Around 1% are Roman Catholic.

There are no church buildings in Westermarsch I. The various church members have always been looked after by Norden. For several years church services were held in the village halls. A ladies group meets there regularly.

The AWO playschool meets next to the village hall in an old school.

An even older school, which became a nationally known bar after its closure, is today a victim of dilapidation. [4]

Literature and sources

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References

  1. ↑ Norden.de: Einwohnerzahl nach Ortsteilen
  2. ↑ Norden.de: Ortsteile der Stadt Norden
  3. ↑ Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (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 und Mainz: W. Kohlhammer GmbH, p. 264, ISBN   3-17-003263-1
  4. ↑ 750 Jahre Norden 1255–2005: Geschichte Nordener Schulen
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