Menstede-Coldinne

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Menstede-Coldinne
Municipality Großheide
Old town coat of arms of Menstede-Coldinne
Coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′ 21 ″  N , 7 ° 22 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 4 m above sea level NN
Residents : 1293  (2006)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 26532

Menstede-Coldinne has been part of the unified municipality of Großheide in the East Frisian district of Aurich since the regional and administrative reform of July 1, 1972 . The district comprises the villages of Menstede, Coldinne, Klosterdorf, Kölke, Breitefeld , Südcoldinne , Blinkheide, Coldinnergaste, Strück and Westerbrande, which together cover an area of ​​1,245  hectares . In 2006 a total of 1,293 inhabitants lived in the district, of which 445 in Coldinne, 470 in Menstede and 378 in Südcoldinne.

Development of the place name

The name Coldinne goes back to the monastery of the same name . There are various theories about the interpretation of the name. So it could either be a derivation of the name of the monastery ter waeren minne or a field name of Frisian-Low German origin, which could be translated either as "cold meadow", "uninhabited house" or "uninhabited inn".

Menstede, on the other hand, is a combination of the nickname “Meene” with “Stelle”, but could also mean “Place of the Maane” (= community).

coat of arms

Memorial stone for the former Coldinne monastery

Blazon : In green a silver wolf in front of a golden abbot's staff placed obliquely to the left , on it a silver, golden-lined velum .

Ulf Korn designed the local coat of arms approved in 1962. The abbot points to the former Coldinne monastery . The silver wolf is a reminder that the last wolf in East Frisia was killed in the remote heath, which is almost exclusively inhabited by shepherds.

Web links

Commons : Menstede-Coldinne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 .
  2. ↑ Hinrich Gast (local chronicle of the East Frisian landscape): Menstede-Coldinne, Großheide, district of Aurich (PDF file; 613 kB), accessed on December 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ Großheide municipality: Menstede-Coldinne district , viewed on November 30, 2017.