Forlitz-Blaukirchen

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Forlitz-Blaukirchen
Südbrookmerland municipality
The municipality does not have its own coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 28 ″  N , 7 ° 19 ′ 22 ″  E
Residents : 206  (Jul 1, 2012)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 26624
Area code : 04942
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Location map of the municipality of Südbrookmerland

Forlitz-Blaukirchen has been part of the municipality of Südbrookmerland in the Aurich district in East Frisia since the municipal reform of July 1, 1972 and consists of the villages of Forlitz, Blaukirchen and Moorhusen. The small town has about 200 inhabitants. Mayor is Johann Harms.


geography

Forlitz-Blaukirchen is in close proximity to the Great Sea , the largest inland lake in East Friesland with over 450  hectares and around 90 centimeters of water depth.

history

Forlitz and the neighboring Süd-Wolda (later called Blaukirchen) formed two parishes in the Middle Ages, which after the severe destruction of the Christmas flood in 1717 appointed a common pastor from 1719. He then preached alternately on Sundays and holidays in Forlitz and in Blaukirchen. Church and poor assets initially remained separate. A schoolmaster taught in each village.

Forlitz is mentioned for the first time in 1475 as penultimate . It is possible that the village was originally called Godekakirl . The current spelling has been in use since 1645. The name is a derivative of the Old Frisian Middle Low German term last , which is translated as small river. Forlitz therefore means in front of the brook .

The former Südwolde was first named Blaukirchen in 1645 after the bluish shimmering slate roof of the church. Moorhusen is referred to as Moerhuser hammerke in 1461 and recorded as to Moerhusen in 1476 . The current name has been in use since 1871.

In 1819 a Kruger settled in Blaukirchen. The house was a popular meeting place for cattle dealers from Emden and Aurich and for fishermen from the Großer Meer. The bog colonists from the neighboring bog settlements stopped here and fed the horses.

The low location of the area posed great problems for the people. During prolonged rain, the paths were often flooded by the waters of the Great Sea and made impassable. The fruits and grain spoiled on the lands. The Aurich Office reported to the Landdrostei in 1851 that the villages of Bedekaspel , Forlitz-Blaukirchen and Moorhusen were so deep that in winter the individual houses stood like islands in the water.

From the scattered houses in Blaukirchen, when the water level was high, the way to the historic, remarkable church of the place could only be done with a boat. In the opinion of the authorities, no remedy was possible here. People there had been dependent on this means of transport since time immemorial, and it was to remain so in the future.

Over time, the forest was drained, processed and improved more and more. Due to the recent technical possibilities there are no more floods there. The landscape, however, is still characterized by individual farms, wide pastures and meadow landscapes, canals and of course the Great Sea.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Community of Südbrookmerland: Population figures , accessed on December 17, 2012
  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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 260 .
  3. ^ Community of Südbrookmerland: Mayor , accessed on December 15, 2012
  4. ↑ Back then in den Wolden , in: Ostfriesland Magazin No. 10/2000, p. 122, here quoted from archiv-heinze.de , viewed on April 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ a b Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Forlitz-Blaukirchen, Samtgemeinde Brookmerland, District Aurich (PDF; 969 kB), accessed on December 17, 2012.