Gastriege

Gastriege , along with Werdum and Edenserloog, is one of three districts of Werdum , a municipality in the integrated municipality of Esens in the East Frisian district of Wittmund , Lower Saxony .

The row settlement Gastriege was built on a sand ridge about 500 meters east of the core town of Werdum. The village was first mentioned in 1670 as Gastrige . The place name indicates the location of the village. It means row settlement on the higher farmland . In 1848 Gastriege had 129 inhabitants, who were spread over 18 residential buildings.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Werdum, Samtgemeinde Esens, Landkreis Wittmund (PDF; 785 kB), accessed on January 26, 2013.

Coordinates: 53 ° 39 '27.3 "  N , 7 ° 43' 18.6"  E