Burhafe

Burhafe City of Wittmund Coordinates: 53 ° 35 '58 "  N , 7 ° 42' 28"  E
Height :	4 m
Incorporation :	August 16, 1972
Postal code :	26409
Area code :	04973
Location of Burhafe in Lower Saxony

Burhafe is a district of Wittmund , Wittmund district , Lower Saxony .

Location and structure

Burhafe is located between Wittmund and Esens and has been part of the city of Wittmund since the municipal territorial reform in the early 1970s. Geographically, the place is located on a Geest foothill. Sands, debris and rubble form the subsoil.

Burhafe includes the villages and places of residence Abens, Ahlsforde, Barkhausen, Bassens, Butterburg, Falster, Feldstrich, Fluß, Hammrichhausen, Hauenhausen, Heidrige, Hieskebarg, Jackstede, Kattrepel, Kippens, Lavey, Menkenfeld, Mullbarg, Negenbargen, Negenbarger Feldstrich, Oldehusen Oldendorf, Ovelgönne, Poggenburg, Struckhusen, Tempel, Upstede, Warnsath , Warnsather Feldstrich, Wienstede.

history

Burhafe has always been part of the Harlingerland . In the 15th century the parish of Burhafe belonged to the Sendkirchen area of Stedesdorf . As a regional Ecclesia Matrix, Stedesdorf was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Bremen . The whole of Harlingerland was still Catholic around 1525. The Burhafer pastor Johannes Visbeck had studied in Rostock from 1514 and then in Wittenberg . In Wittenberg, the theologian came into contact with Martin Luther's doctrine of the Reformation and spread it after his studies in Burhafe. It also influenced the two neighboring towns of Dunum and Ardorf . The Reformation in Harlingerland began in the three named communities. Balthasar von Esens , the lord of the Harlingerland, took no initiatives to stop the new movement.

On August 16, 1972, Burhafe was incorporated into the district town of Wittmund.

Burhafer Church

Burhafer Church

The St. Florian Church was redesigned as a hall church in 1820/1821 . Inside, with the exception of the wooden mirrored ceiling and the seating, the old furnishings of the previous medieval building have been preserved. The brick building erected on a high terp is in the old town center. There is a legend about the construction of the church, which is connected with the foskort , a boulder . The church is - like three Gulfhöfe in the place - under monument protection .

developments

Burhafe has developed positively in recent years. New construction areas have significantly upgraded the place. Commercial and service companies have settled in the village and in the nearby industrial park. The sheltered workshop Aurich - Wittmund (sheltered workshops) operates at the Easter beep a 18 sheltered workshop and the main street 5 the self-service market close & fresh .

Sports

The largest club in town is the BSC Burhafe e. Founded in 1951. V. Around 900 members are currently spread across nine divisions, of which soccer is the largest division with around 400 members.

traffic

Burhafe has a station on the East Frisian Coast Railway (RB 59) (Wilhelmshaven - Sande - Schortens - Jever - Wittmund - Esens). It was put back into operation in December 2005. Here the NordWestBahn runs every hour, the tariff of the Ems-Jade transport association (VEJ) applies .

Web links

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

• Online local family book for the towns of Stedesdorf, Burhafe, Dunum

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Burhafe, Stadt Wittmund, Landkreis Wittmund. East Frisian Landscape, accessed October 24, 2017 . 
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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 264 and 265 .
3. ↑ WfbM Aurich-Wittmund.de: Locations ; viewed on February 17, 2020
4. ↑ Homepage of the BSC Burhafe see the respective division manager