Hollen (Uplengen)

Hollen Uplengen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 15 ′ 10 ″ N , 7 ° 42 ′ 24 ″ E
Height :	5 m above sea level NN
Area :	9.72 km²
Residents :	1201 (May 3, 2017)
Population density :	124 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26670
Area code :	04489/04956/04957

Hollen is a district in the municipality of Uplengen in the district of Leer in East Frisia . 1201 inhabitants live in the place, spread over 467 households. Ulrich de Buhr is the mayor.

history

Hollen was first mentioned as Holanla in the 10th century . The name is interpreted either as a holly forest or as a swampy tree area . The Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church in Hollen, a neo-Gothic successor to a pre-Reformation church, was built in 1896. On January 1, 1973, Hollen was incorporated into the new municipality of Uplengen.

Web links

Unofficial website from Hollen

credentials

↑ Mayor of the community of Uplengen , accessed on April 15, 2018.
^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesische Landschaft : Hollen, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 689 kB), accessed on December 17, 2012.
^ 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. 262 and 263 .

[1] Mayor of the community of Uplengen , accessed on April 15, 2018.

[2] Ortschronisten der Ostfriesische Landschaft : Hollen, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 689 kB), accessed on December 17, 2012.

[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. 262 and 263 .