Leegeroarf

Leegeroarf (also Leegeoraf , Leegeograf or Leegewarf) is a small village near Willen , which belongs to the district town of Wittmund in Lower Saxony and has 6 inhabitants.

geography

Leegeroarf lies between Tannenkamp and Willen. Leegeroarf borders in the north on the Wittmund Forest , in the south on Neuenhaus and is 6 m above sea level. NN . The Leegewarfsschloot also rises in Leegeroarf .

history

Leegeroarf has been settled since the 19th century. The community of Willen, to which Leegeroarf belonged, was incorporated into Wittmund on August 16, 1972.

economy

On Baumschulenweg there is a tree nursery run by the "Schoon" company, which has existed since 1979. This also has a tree plantation in Kreyenburg .

traffic

In the north there is the B 210 , this goes to Emden on the A 31 , which runs to Bottrop. The eastward part of the B 210 goes to Wilhelmshaven .

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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 264 and 265 .

53.56255 7.72311Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ' N , 7 ° 43' E

[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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 264 and 265 .