Neufirrel

Neufirrel Uplengen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 35 ″  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 3 ″  E
Height :	9 m above sea level NN
Area :	3.45 km²
Residents :	380  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	110 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26670
Area code :	04956

Neufirrel is a village in the municipality of Uplengen in East Frisia . The town, located in the district of Leer , is home to 396 people (as of December 31, 2015). Neufirrel covers an area of ​​around 345 hectares. Until the municipal area reform in 1972 Neufirrel was an independent municipality . Mayor is Helmut Bohlen ( CDU ).

History

development

In 1822, the Hanoverian domain administration bought three pieces of land from what was then the community of Großoldendorf. This purchase is considered to be the foundation of the place Neufirrel. The place was laid out as a row settlement and bog colony. Until then, Neufirrel was considered an appendage of the Firrel colony . The village grew through the expansion of the colonies.

The first settlers were very poor. Many families emigrated to America in the second half of the 19th century , which slowed down development.

In the winter of 1879 a sand path was laid through the moor to Neudorf, which enabled heavy loads to be transported from the Nordgeorgsfehnkanal in Neudorf to Neufirrel. Sand roads in the direction of Firrel and Remels were also built. You could use it to get to Hesel and Leer . At the end of the 50s in the 20th century, these roads were further developed as asphalt roads.

A small school for around 50 children was built in 1830. A school building with a bell tower was built in 1866. It was taught here until 1969, after which the children started school in Remels and Stapel. Today the building on Alte Dorfstrasse is used as a cemetery chapel.

On January 1, 1973 Neufirrel was incorporated into the new municipality of Uplengen.

Surname

The settlement was initially called Bietzerfehn (after the Bietze brook). The colony initially called itself Klein-Firrel. From 1830 the name Neufirrel is officially used. Because of the poor conditions, the vernacular also called the place Opennärsfehn , because allegedly the residents had the rear half of their houses built without a roof.

Population development

The population of Neufirrel:

year population 1823 23 1852 183 1859 199 1871 236 1905 242

year population 1933 295 1946 366 1976 366 1990 347 2007 424

year population 2012 393 2015 401 2016 400 2017 392 2018 396

year population 2019 380

Geographical location

The village of Neufirrel is located in the northwest of the municipality of Uplengen. Neighboring places are Fiebing and Strackholt ( municipality of Großefehn ), Großoldendorf and Neudorf ( municipality of Uplengen ) and Firrel . On the southern edge of the village is the Hollesand nature reserve with the highest natural elevation on the East Frisian mainland, the Kugelberg (about 18  m ).

village life

Today's village life is shaped by appropriate associations. SV Neufirrel, founded in 1933, offers sporting activities, especially football . The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1934. A citizens' association was founded in 1981, which organizes events such as theater, the burning of the Easter bonfire, cycling, hiking, children's parties, Christmas parties and much more, and helps shape village development.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Uplengen.de: Numbers, data, facts ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Uplengen-Blattje (May / June 2016; page 12): New mayor appointed for Neufirrel
3. ^ 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. 262 and 263 .