Gandersum

Gandersum municipality Moormerland Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′ 27 ″ N , 7 ° 18 ′ 42 ″ E
Height :	1 m above sea level NN
Area :	3.2 km²
Residents :	85 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	27 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26802
Area code :	04924
	Moormerland in the district of Leer

Gandersum is a small village with around 90 inhabitants and an area of 3.20 km². The place is on the northern bank of the Ems , about seven kilometers east of Emden between Petkum and Oldersum . Gandersum has been assigned to the municipality of Moormerland in the district of Leer since the municipal area reform of January 1, 1973 .

history

Gandersum is already in the Urbar of the monastery are named for the period from about 930 as "Gondrikeshem". The Gandersum Church dates back to the 14th century, but has undergone significant structural changes over the centuries.

Since 1998, the controversial construction of the Ems Barrage has brought the place into the public eye. Since the building was completed in 2002, tourism has increased significantly.

Personalities

Otto Galama Houtrouw (1838–1933), theologian and East Frisian homeland researcher

Web links

Individual evidence

^ History of the community of Moormerland. In: moormerland.de. Retrieved June 21, 2017 .
↑ Moormerland - NBG current brochure, page 32 - An overview of the districts. In: pdf file (9.3 MB) on moormerland.de. Retrieved June 21, 2017 .
^ 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. 262 .

[1] History of the community of Moormerland. In: moormerland.de. Retrieved June 21, 2017 .

[2] Moormerland - NBG current brochure, page 32 - An overview of the districts. In: pdf file (9.3 MB) on moormerland.de. Retrieved June 21, 2017 .

[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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 262 .