Utgast
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Utgast
Holtgast municipality
Coordinates: 53 ° 38 ′ 30 ″ N , 7 ° 33 ′ 26 ″ E
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| Height : | 3 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 7.6 km² |
| Residents : | 350 |
| Population density : | 46 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1972 |
| Postal code : | 26427 |
| Area code : | 04971 |
Utgast is a district of the municipality of Holtgast in the Wittmund district in Lower Saxony .
The scattered settlement is located on a Geest promontory around four kilometers west of Esens . Utgast also includes the Küsterei , Mimstede , Mosishütte , Pansath and Plaggenkroog residential areas , which together cover an area of 760 hectares . A total of around 350 people live in Utgast.
history
Utgast has probably been settled since the Iron Age. During the Middle Ages, the Pansath Monastery existed in the present-day area , which since 1421 has formed a suburb of the neighboring Marienkamp Monastery .
Utgast was first mentioned as Jotgeet around 1450 . Later names are Uthgarst (1570), Uthgast (1581–1586) and Uthgarste (1670). The name is of old Frisian origin and means outside (distant) guests .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hinrich Peters (local chronicle of the East Frisian landscape): Utgast, community Holtgast, Samtgemeinde Esens, district Wittmund (PDF; 54 kB), accessed on February 5, 2013.
