Littel

Littel Municipality Wardenburg Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 39 ″  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 41 ″  E
Height :	12 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	467  (December 31, 2016)
Postal code :	26203
Area code :	04407
Location of Littel in Lower Saxony

Littel , the Oldenburg "Geestdorf am Vehnemoor ", is a district of the Wardenburg community south of Oldenburg in northwestern Lower Saxony .

geography

Littel is located in the Lethen lowlands between the Tüdick and Litteler Fuhrenkamp forests.

history

The oldest evidence of the existence of the Littel farmers comes from the 14th century. In a document from 1350, the sale of a tithe share in a farm in "Litlo" to the Wardenburg church is recorded.

Culture and sights

The Heimatverein Littel, which has made the maintenance of the Low German customs and the Low German language its task, was founded in 1922. Every year he organizes the well-known “Littler Arntefier”.

• Littel volunteer fire brigade
• Sportfreunde Littel Charlottendorf
• Men's choir Liederkranz Littel
• Women singing group
• Litteler Hähne, Litteler chicken

literature

• Hans-Hermann Büsselmann, Heinz Büschelmann: Littel Ein Geestdorf am Vehnemoor - A village and family chronicle . Self-published, Littel 2003.

Web links

• Littel . In: "Wardenburg Stories"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population. Wardenburg community, accessed April 29, 2017 .