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Their Westoverledingen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 9 ′ 26 ″ N , 7 ° 28 ′ 7 ″ E
Height :	7 m above sea level NN
Area :	7.06 km²
Residents :	2005 (2004)
Population density :	284 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26810
Area code :	04955
	Map of Westoverledingen

The village of Ihr is located in the municipality of Westoverledingen and borders on the municipality of Rhauderfehn . Your consists of the districts of Hustede, yours, Ihrerfeld and Patersweg. Alt Ihr is the oldest part of the district.

history

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

politics

The local mayor is Heinz Wiemers.

religion

Baptist Chapel yours

There are two churches in the village.

The Evangelical Free Church Baptist Congregation Westoverledingen is the mother congregation of all East Frisian Baptist congregations. It was founded in 1846 as a congregation of baptized Christians and was also the starting point for the development of the Dutch Baptist movement . Her important preachers included u. a. Johann Ludwig Hinrichs , Harm Willms , the theologian in peasant skirt , and Johann Pieter de Neui . Your new community center surrounds the historic " House for Worship " from 1854. Until 2016, the community also had a small church on Birkenstrasse in Flachsmeer .

The church of the Evangelical Reformed Parish in Ihrerfeld was built in 1908. A house for the pastor of the parish is attached to the church. Immediately next to it is the parish hall. The Evangelical Reformed Kindergarten "Kinnerhuus" also belongs to the parish.

societies

There is a lively community and club life in yours. There is the sports club Fresena Ihr, the volunteer fire brigade Ihr, the singing club Eala Freya Fresena, the interest group Wanderweg-Ihr and the Spölkring (High German: "Spielkreis") your ( Low German theater).

Personalities

Wiard Popkes († 2007), Professor of New Testament at the Theological Seminary (FH) Wustermark-Elstal , was born in your.

Individual evidence

^ 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 .
↑ Spölkring Theater Group (official website of the Westoverledingen community, accessed on March 18, 2011)

[1] 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 .

[THEATER-2] Spölkring Theater Group (official website of the Westoverledingen community, accessed on March 18, 2011)