Stapelermoor

Stapelermoor Uplengen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 57 ″  N , 7 ° 49 ′ 22 ″  E
Height :	12.5 m above sea level NN
Area :	17.23 km²
Residents :	300
Population density :	17 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	26670
Area code :	04956

Stapelermoor is a row village in the municipality of Uplengen in the district of Leer in East Frisia . The village belongs to the district of Meinersfehn and is about ten kilometers northwest of Westerstede. Around 300 people live in the village on an area of ​​around 17.23 square kilometers.

The place is first mentioned in 1897. The name refers to the moor belonging to Stapel . The village was built in the middle of a high moorland area at a height of about 12.5 meters. Remnants of this moor area are now designated as the Stapeler Moor nature reserve.

credentials

1. ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft : Stapelermoor, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 11 kB), accessed on December 17, 2012.