Ellerbruch

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community Wingst
Ellerbruch coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 42 ′ 43 "  N , 9 ° 3 ′ 23"  E
Height : 33 m above sea level NHN
Postal code : 21789
Area code : 04778
Ellerbruch (Lower Saxony)
Ellerbruch

Location of Ellerbruch in Lower Saxony
The memorial for those killed
The memorial for those killed

Ellerbruch ( Ellerbrook in Low German ) is a district of the Wingst community in the Cuxhaven district in Lower Saxony .

history

Ellerbruch is particularly well-known due to the war cemetery inaugurated in 1921 , the so-called “Ehrenhains Ellerbruch”. In addition to soldiers killed in the two world wars, there are also soldiers who died in an ammunition explosion shortly after the end of the Second World War as part of the clean-up work at the Portland cement factory in nearby Hemmoor .

politics

Council and mayor at the municipal level, the district Ellerbruch the Council representing the community Wingst.

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

economy

In Ellerbruch there is also a small sawmill that is attached to the forest. A biogas plant was put into operation in 2006.

Web links

Commons : Ellerbruch  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wingst-Ellerbruch, Cuxhaven district, Lower Saxony , online project genealogy.