Hollen (Uplengen)
Hollen
Uplengen municipality
Coordinates: 53 ° 15 ′ 10 ″ N , 7 ° 42 ′ 24 ″ E
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Height : | 5 m above sea level NN |
Area : | 9.72 km² |
Residents : | 1201 (May 3, 2017) |
Population density : | 124 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 |
Postal code : | 26670 |
Area code : | 04489/04956/04957 |
Hollen is a district in the municipality of Uplengen in the district of Leer in East Frisia . 1201 inhabitants live in the place, spread over 467 households. Ulrich de Buhr is the mayor.
history
Hollen was first mentioned as Holanla in the 10th century . The name is interpreted either as a holly forest or as a swampy tree area . The Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church in Hollen, a neo-Gothic successor to a pre-Reformation church, was built in 1896. On January 1, 1973, Hollen was incorporated into the new municipality of Uplengen.
Web links
credentials
- ↑ Mayor of the community of Uplengen , accessed on April 15, 2018.
- ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesische Landschaft : Hollen, municipality Uplengen, administrative district Leer (PDF; 689 kB), accessed on December 17, 2012.
- ^ 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 and 263 .