Brockzetel (Aurich)

Brockzetel City of Aurich
Coordinates: 53 ° 29 ′ 4 "  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 27"  E
Height :	11 m
Area :	19.25 km²
Residents :	402  (Jun 30, 2008)
Population density :	21 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	26605
Area code :	04948
Location of Brockzetel in the Aurich city area

Brockzetel is the most southeastern part of the city of Aurich in East Friesland . It is the second largest in terms of area, but the second smallest of the 21 Aurich districts in terms of population and the most sparsely populated.

geography

Brockzetel borders on the three Aurich districts Wiesens , Pfalzdorf and Spekendorf (from west to north) as well as on three neighboring municipalities of Aurich, namely Friedeburg , Wiesmoor and Großefehn (from east to south). The southern border of Brockzetel is the Ems-Jade Canal . At 19.25 square kilometers, the district covers exactly ten percent of the 197 square kilometer urban area.

history

Already in prehistoric times, paths led through the area of ​​the district over a narrow strip of geest in an area otherwise characterized by extensive moors. This represented a connection from the Geest around today's Aurich city center with the east-lying Geest sections in the Wittmund area . In the Middle Ages it was part of the Frisian Heerwege , in this case that of Oldenburg towards the North Sea coast . A post connection between Aurich and Oldenburg was established on this route in the 17th century. In the barren bog areas, which were partially covered by peat cutting , settlers had been raising sheep since the 18th century at the latest . From 1828 onwards, more bog settlers increasingly took possession of and cultivated land. During the Nazi era , the Luftwaffe used areas in what is now the district area as an alternative airfield for other air bases in East Friesland or as a dummy airport to deceive enemy air attacks. POWs and forced laborers were also used for cultivation work and the construction of buildings for the Air Force, around 400 deportees from the Netherlands were imprisoned in the Brockzeile prison camp, who were guarded by a guards team of 30 to 40 Germans. After the end of the war, the property became the property of the Royal Air Force , which built a radar station in Brockzetel , which was handed over to the Bundeswehr in 1960 . On July 1, 1972 Brockzetel was incorporated into the city of Aurich.

politics

As a district clearly shaped by agriculture, Brockzetel is a CDU stronghold within Aurich. The Christian Democrats have been ahead of the Social Democrats since the first federal election in 1949, which did not change until the most recent federal election in 2009. Before the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, Brockzetel was - in harmony with many communities in the East Frisian moor and geest areas - liberal-minded until the early 1920s, before a noticeable change in public opinion to the right was evident. In the subsequent Reichstag elections in the early 1930s, the right-wing parties were victorious.

Culture and sights

In addition to individual forest areas, there are extensive moorland areas in Brockzetel . Parts of them were peeled off industrially in earlier decades, others using hand peat cutting and some areas were preserved in their original vegetation. Of the industrial areas were dug up part surfaces are rewetted Service. They are part of two nature reserves : the Brockzeteler Moor , which is located entirely within the Aurich city area, and the Kollrunger Moor , which is shared with the neighboring community of Friedeburg . These are two of the three nature reserves that are wholly or partly located in Aurich, the third is the area around the Eternal Sea in the north of the city.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economically, Brockzetel is shaped by agriculture, which takes up a large part of the district area. Sand mining also takes place in quarry ponds. In Brockzetel was the location of the operational command area 2 of the air force until 2010 with 370 posts. At the beginning of December of that year, the association was dissolved, and the tasks are now carried out by three other Air Force locations. The bunker systems are still in place and re-use has not yet been implemented. On the other hand, the neighboring training area will continue to be used by the soldiers from the headquarters of the now disbanded 4th Air Force Division in Aurich, as well as by the soldiers from the nearby Wittmundhafen air base . Infrastructure such as schools, doctors and shops are not available.

traffic

Brockzetel is accessible by road 34 , which runs mostly in a west-east direction through the district and connects the Aurich town center with the neighboring community of Friedeburg to the east . Another connection is the district road that branches off from this state road in the direction of the Wittmund district of Ardorf . The Aurich-Brockzetel glider airfield , which is used by the Aurich / Ostfriesland air sports club, is now located on the former air force site . It is the only glider airfield in the region.

Individual evidence

1. ^ LG Aurich, November 17, 1951 . In: Justice and Nazi crimes . Collection of German criminal convictions for Nazi homicides 1945–1966, Vol. VIII, edited by Adelheid L. Rüter-Ehlermann, HH Fuchs, CF Rüter . Amsterdam: University Press, 1972, No. 300 pp. 73–85 Shooting of a refugee Dutch prisoner who later returned to the camp in order to deter attempts to escape ( Memento of November 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Historical information from: Ingrid Hennings (Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft ): Brockzetel , PDF file, 9 pages, accessed on April 6, 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 261 .
4. ^ Ingrid Hennings (local chronicle of the East Frisian landscape ): Brockzetel , PDF file, 9 pages, accessed on April 6, 2012.
5. ^ Ostfriesen-Zeitung, November 30, 2010.