Meinersfehn

Meinersfehn Uplengen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 14 ″ N , 7 ° 51 ′ 16 ″ E
Height :	8.4 m above sea level NN
Area :	4.07 km²
Residents :	464
Population density :	114 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26670
Area code :	04956

Meinersfehn is a district in the municipality of Uplengen in the district of Leer in East Frisia . The row settlement is about six kilometers east of Remels. The village is home to 464 people, who are spread over 167 households. Gertrud Berneis ( SPD ) is the head of the village .

The Meinersfehn Moorsiedlung was laid out in 1773 and was first named Meinerts-Vehn in 1787 . The current spelling has been used since 1823. The name is a combination of the nickname Meinert or the family name Meiner (t) s with the term Fehn .

On January 1, 1973 Meinersfehn was incorporated into the new municipality of Uplengen.

credentials

↑ Uplengen.de: Municipal Council, 8th meeting, March 26, 2019
↑ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft : Meinersfehn, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 21 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] Uplengen.de: Municipal Council, 8th meeting, March 26, 2019

[2] Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft : Meinersfehn, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 21 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 .