Ockenhausen

Ockenhausen Uplengen municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 21 ′ 6 "  N , 7 ° 47 ′ 56"  E
Height :	11 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	26670
Area code :	04956

Ockenhausen is a place in the municipality of Uplengen in the district of Leer in East Frisia . Together with Oltmannsfehn, it forms the district of Oltmannsfehn. Ockenhausen itself is not an official name for a village in the municipality of Uplengen.

history

The first settler is Ocke Janssen from Poghausen , who probably settled in Ockenhausen in 1813. The settlement is named after him. It was first mentioned in 1842 as Ockenhusen . Since 1871 the place has also been called the Barkensweg Colony.

Ecclesiastically, the new settlement initially belonged to the parish of Uplengen (Remels). In 1897 the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Ockenhausen was founded, in 1899 the Ockenhausen church was inaugurated.

societies

• Football club VFL Ockenhausen eV from 1954
• Volleyball club Ockenhausen
• Boßelverein
• Oltmannsfehn - Ockenhausen volunteer fire department
• Citizens' Association Oltmannsfehn / Ockenhausen

credentials

1. ↑ Christian Meyer: Historical family book of the parishes Firrel, Hollen, Ockenhausen and Uplengen (Remels)