Drantum (Emstek)

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Drantum
Emstek municipality
Coordinates: 52 ° 49 ′ 11 "  N , 8 ° 11 ′ 41"  E
Height : 56 m
Postal code : 49685
Area code : 04473

Drantum is a district of the municipality Emstek in the district of Cloppenburg in Lower Saxony .

The farmers are located in the middle of the Oldenburger Münsterland on the A 1 and B 72 . To the east of Drantum there is a Saxon-Carolingian burial ground , which was partially uncovered and examined in 1964 during the construction of the A1 on the Hexenberg and provided evidence of Christianization in the region.

Drantum was first mentioned in 947 AD in a deed of donation under the name driontheim . The loose development of the place - without actual town center - indicates different stages of expansion.

Landmark Drantums is restored from the period around 1650 and originated in 1999 Klocktorn with a bell from the 17th century.

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