Bedekaspel

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Bedekaspel
Südbrookmerland municipality
The municipality does not have its own coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 26 ′ 17 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 42 ″  E
Height : 0 m
Residents : 399  (Jul 1, 2008)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 26624
Area code : 04942
map
Location map of the municipality of Südbrookmerland
Bedekaspel aerial view
Bedekaspel aerial view

Bedekaspel has been part of the municipality of Südbrookmerland in the district of Aurich in East Friesland since the municipal reform of July 1, 1972 and consists of the villages of Bedekaspel (village), Bedekaspeler Marsch and weekend settlement . Historically, Biesterfeld, Drenhusen, Mudderpott, Sande, Finkenburgshof, Hof, Sunke Marum and Warf should also be mentioned. Helga Gloger (SPD) has been the head of the village since November 1, 2016.

Location and area

Bedekaspel is a cluster of settlements . It is east of the Great Sea (northern part), the weekend settlement on its north bank and the Bedekaspeler Marsch west of this large flat lake, about ten kilometers northeast of Emden . Overall, the district covers an area of ​​9.31 square kilometers, which rise to heights of up to 0.4 meters. Bedekaspel was mostly built on Gley - Podsol -boden, in the west it borders an area with earth and low moor and in the south with earth and high moor .

history

Bedekaspel church and cemetery

Bedekaspel was in the 13th century still Lopessumwalde , in the Munster parish registers of the 15th century but already Betekerke called, which corresponds to today's Bedekaspel. The name is possibly a combination of the old Frisian terms bēte (= penance) and kerke (= church). Accordingly, the place name originally means penitential church . Probably the part of the name was Kerke through the Middle Low German term kaspel (= parish) replaced after the village had grown into a parish.

Another version of the naming is based on the fact that there should have been two churches in the past. The translation from Low German is: Bede (for both) and Kaspel (for parish) so both parishes .

During the Christmas flood of 1717 , the 13th century Bedekaspeler church was so badly damaged that it - except for the tower - had to be removed and rebuilt.

economy

In addition to agriculture , tourism is of great economic importance for the place today. In the main season, the "population" of the scattered village can multiply to almost 3000 people when the weekend houses, holiday homes, caravan and camping sites are almost full.

literature

  • Marten Schoneboom: The family of the parish Bedekaspel (1726–1900). Aurich 1991

Web links

Commons : Bedekaspel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Community of Südbrookmerland: Population figures , accessed on August 5, 2011
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 260 .
  3. ^ Municipality of Südbrookmerland: Mayor , accessed on June 3, 2017
  4. ↑ a b local chronicles of the East Frisian landscape: Bedekaspel, community Südbrookmerland, district Aurich (PDF; 1.2 MB), accessed on April 19, 2013.