Morsum (Thedinghausen)

Morsum municipality Thedinghausen Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	10 m above sea level NHN
Area :	29.06 km²
Residents :	2856  (Jun 30, 2005)
Population density :	98 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	November 1, 2006
Postal code :	27321
Area code :	04204
Location of Morsum in Lower Saxony

Morsum is a district of the municipality Thedinghausen in the Lower Saxony district of Verden in Germany .

geography

Morsum is four kilometers southeast of the core town of Thedinghausen. The Weser flows northeast one kilometer away. The place is at a height of 10  m above sea level. NHN . The area consists mainly of fertile marshland and lies entirely in the original valley of the Weser.

history

Morsum lies partly in the lean zone of the Weser and partly on a valley sand terrace. These areas with their low elevations offered the settlers protection from floods .

They were also preferred because of the fertile soil. Due to the good marshland, a high-breeding area for cattle was created in Morsum. Morsum is one of the youngest villages in the Wesermarsch. The first written mention as "Morsum or Lerdorpe" took place in 1486, Lerdorpe is probably the older name. Due to the fertile lowlands of the Weser and Aller , Morsum already owned two estates in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Halbmeierhöfe , Pflugkötner and Brinksitzer were added to the estates around 1800 .

Ahsen-Oetzen originated on islands within the arms of the Weser and can be described as a swarm settlement . Oetzen was first mentioned in a document in 1250 and Ahsen in 1534, Beppen was first mentioned in a document in 1250.

In 1801 the Neu-Morsum settlement near Beppen was mentioned in a document.

The first written mention of Wulmstorf was in 1200 as "Vulmestorpe", with Kuhlenkamp in 1511, Wackershausen in 1703 and Neu-Wulmstorf in 1801. Wulmstorf also owned two estates in the 16th and 17th centuries due to the fertile lowlands of the Weser and the good arable land on the edge of the valley sand terrace. Around 1800 the Halbmeierhöfe and Handkötner were added to the estates.

Until 1852 Morsum, Beppen and Wulmstorf belonged to the West-Thedinghausen office and from 1864 to the Verden office. Ahsen-Oetzen becomes Braunschweig with the peace treaty of Celle 1679/81 together with the other localities of the Thedinghausen office. From January 1, 1966, the place belonged to the former "small joint community Thedinghausen". The law on the reorganization of the municipalities in the Verden area of ​​April 6, 1972, merged the municipalities of Ahsen-Oetzen, Beppen, Morsum and Wulmstorf into one municipality on July 1, 1972. Since November 1, 2006, Morsum and Thedinghausen have formed the new, enlarged municipality of Thedinghausen. Thedinghausen grew by 2878 Morsumers.

Personalities

• Christian August von Weddig (1772–1826), officer and commander of the Bremen battalion

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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 247 .
2. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2006

Web links

• Thedinghausen community on the website of the Thedinghausen community