Grotegaste

Grotegaste Westoverledingen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 10 ′ 16 ″ N , 7 ° 24 ′ 2 ″ E
Height :	1 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26810
Area code :	04955
	Map of Westoverledingen

Reformed Church in Grotegaste

Grotegaste is a place in the municipality of Westoverledingen in the district of Leer in East Frisia .

history

In ancient times, Grotegaste was also called a Halinga guest . Later, according to a bell inscription from 1352, the place was once called Allignara guest .

The current church of St. Johannes Baptist lies on a geest penetration and was built in 1819 in the classicism style.

On January 1, 1973, Grotegaste was incorporated into the new municipality of Westoverledingen.

The town, which was once shaped by agriculture, only has one active farmer in 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Houtrouw: Ostfriesland - A historical and local hike towards the end of the princely period
↑ Dettmar Coldewey: Frisia Orientalis - data on the history of the country between Ems and Jade
^ 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. 263 .

[1] Houtrouw: Ostfriesland - A historical and local hike towards the end of the princely period

[2] Dettmar Coldewey: Frisia Orientalis - data on the history of the country between Ems and Jade

[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. 263 .