Rahe (Aurich)

Rahe City of Aurich Coordinates: 53 ° 27 ′ 17 ″  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 41 ″  E
Height :	4 m
Area :	4.38 km²
Residents :	560  (Jun 30, 2008)
Population density :	128 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	26605
Area code :	04941
Location of Rahe in the Aurich city area
Center of the Aurich-Rahe Baptist Congregation

Place-name sign

Memorial stone for Hannes Flesner at the Rahe lock

Rahe is a district of the district town of Aurich in the Aurich district in East Friesland , Lower Saxony .

geography

The district consists of the places Rahe and Rahestermoor. It is surrounded by the three neighboring districts of Extum, Haxtum and Kirchdorf and also borders the district of Westerende-Kirchloog in the municipality of Ihlow .

history

The settlement of the place probably started from the neighboring villages Extum and Haxtum , which are among the oldest villages in the Auricherland . However, Rahe shows “all cultural and geographical features of old age”, which is why the place was probably founded in the early Middle Ages, but at the latest in the High Middle Ages. The first documented mention of Rahes comes from the year 1408 as Rode , which indicates that the forests in the Geest area were cleared during the Middle Ages . The first mention in the current spelling is attested to the year 1645. In the High Middle Ages, the area had a supra-local importance: This is where the Upstalsboom was located , at which representatives from the various Frisian regional communities met for deliberations until the 14th century .

In 1965, seven years before the Lower Saxony regional reform , the four then independent communities Extum , Haxtum , Rahe and Kirchdorf merged to form the Upstalsboom community. This lasted seven years, since the Lower Saxony municipal reform, which came into force on July 1, 1972, Rahe zu Aurich belongs. The adjective for Rahe is Rahester.

politics

Rahe has a seven-member local council together with the districts of Haxtum , Kirchdorf and Extum .

Local mayor is Antje Harms (SPD).

Economy and Infrastructure

The district is characterized by a village, there are still more than 20 farms in Rahe. The community center of the Aurichs Baptist Church is located in Rahe .

traffic

The Ems-Jade Canal runs through the district . In the Rahester area there is the Rahe lock , which is also called “Kukelorum lock”, derived from the Low German word kukelieren for look or look. The name comes from the restaurant of the same name right next to the lock, from where a view of the lock basin is possible. Landesstraße 1 also runs through the village from the Aurich town center to Oldersum .

Personalities

The music journalist , songwriter and songwriter Hannes Flesner (1928–1984) was born in Rahestermoor.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gerhard Siebels: The settlement names of the Auricherland, in: Hajo van Lengen (Hrsg.): Collectanea Frisica. Contributions to the historical regional studies of East Frisia. Walter Deeters on his 65th birthday. Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1995, ISBN 3-925365-86-9 , pp. 75-100, here: p. 96.
2. ^ Arend Remmers : From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren. The settlement names between Dollart and Jade , Verlag Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 3-7963-0359-5 , p. 184.
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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 261 .
4. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
5. ↑ Extum / Haxtum / Kirchdorf / Rahe ( Memento from May 29, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: directions )