Potshausen

Potshausen municipality Ostrhauderfehn Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 10 "  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 44"  E
Height :	1 m above sea level NN
Residents :	408  (2007)
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	26842
Area code :	04952
Map of Ortsrhauderfehn

Potshausen is a part of the municipality Ostrhauderfehn in the district of Leer in East Frisia .

history

The place Potshausen was first mentioned on December 8, 1409 as Pophteshusen in an arbitration ruling by the council broadcasters of the cities of Hamburg and Lüneburg in the disputes between Keno tom Brok on the one hand and Hisko von Emden , Enno von Norden and Haro Idzerdes on the other.

"Item as Hiszke claghet van schaden, de eme gheschen is van Kenen to Rawide, item to Andorpe, item to Bokemore, item to Volsneborch, item to Kollingehorst, item to Pophteshusen."

- Friedländer: East Frisian document book. Volume II, p. 711 ff.

Potshausen became famous for the nearby bridge on the Leda , which was the earliest documented bascule bridge in the area of ​​today's municipality of Ostrhauderfehn. It was mentioned in 1662 in the "Hagisch verglyk over de Gravemina". The bridge was in fiscal possession and was administered by the princely officials in Stickhausen . In the past, customs were levied here from the passing ships . The customs station was secured by the so-called Potshauser Schanze .

On January 1, 1973 Potshausen was incorporated into the municipality of Ostrhauderfehn.

Attractions

The St. Martin Church

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Martin Church is a brick hall church with a semicircular east apse , arched windows and a graceful west tower. It dates from 1865 and was inaugurated on March 18, 1866. It is the oldest church in Ostrhauderfehn and has some sights such as B. the altarpiece from a previous church from 1647 and a medieval crucifix from the pre-Reformation period.

education

The Ostfriesland – Potshausen educational center is located in Potshausen . The evangelical institution offers seminars on professional development, educational leave in Lower Saxony and other educational offers , such as the qualification of volunteers or the school leaving certificate on the second educational path . The focus of the seminars is on the history, culture and ecology of East Frisia.

Sports

SV Potshausen , founded in 1961 , mainly offers table tennis . SV Potshausen is quite successful here, with over 200 members and more than 80 active table tennis players, the club is the sporting flagship of the village. The club's sports hall is located in the center of the village next to the site of the education center and is owned by the club

Web links

• Community of Ostrhauderfehn: History of the Potshausen district
• Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft - Potshausen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Ostrhauderfehn: History of the Potshausen district ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 24, 2012. 
2. ^ 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 .
3. ↑ Evangelische Bildungszentrum Ostfriesland-Potshausen ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 24, 2012.