Eggelingen

Eggelingen City of Wittmund Coordinates: 53 ° 36 '24 " N , 7 ° 50' 10" E
Height :	1 m
Residents :	341 (2011)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	26409
Area code :	04467
Location of Eggelingen in Lower Saxony

Eggelingen is a district of the city of Wittmund in the Wittmund district of the same name in Lower Saxony .

geography

The village is located in the historic Harlingerland landscape , about twelve kilometers from the North Sea coast, away from the busy roads between the two district towns of Wittmund and Jever . The center of the village is surrounded by a number of farmers, such as B. Big and Small Warfen , Grehörn or Schluis.

history

The place name Eggelingen goes back to a Frisian personal name Agil / Egele. The historic town center was built on two terps , d. H. artificial hills in the marshland , their time of origin has not yet been researched. The historic church of the place dates from the 14th century. On July 1, 1972 Eggelingen was incorporated into the district town of Wittmund. In 2011 Eggelingen had 341 inhabitants.

Personalities

Frerich Koch (born September 21, 1871 in Eggelingen; † March 10, 1951 in Langenberg), businessman and politician

Web links

Commons : Eggelingen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Internet presence of the Eggelingen Citizens' Association

Individual evidence

^ Arend Remmers : From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren. The settlement names between Dollart and Jade . Verlag Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 978-3-7963-0359-3 .
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 264 f .
↑ Population figures in Eggelingen - as of 2011 ( Memento from February 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Arend Remmers : From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren. The settlement names between Dollart and Jade . Verlag Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 978-3-7963-0359-3 .

[2] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 264 f .

[3] Population figures in Eggelingen - as of 2011 ( Memento from February 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )