Uttel

Uttel City of Wittmund Coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′ 22 ″  N , 7 ° 46 ′ 28 ″  E
Height :	3 m
Incorporation :	August 16, 1972
Postal code :	26409
Area code :	04462
Location of Uttel in Lower Saxony

Uttel is a district of the city Wittmund of the same district Wittmund in Lower Saxony .

location

Uttel is located on the northern outskirts of Wittmund and has been part of the city of Wittmund since the municipal territorial reform in 1972. Geographically, Uttel is located on a foothills of the Geest that protrudes east of the town of Wittmund into the marshland . The village of Nenndorf also belongs to Uttel .

history

Early medieval settlements from the 8th century are proven in the neighboring town of Hattersum . There is also evidence of a fortress from the High Middle Ages in Uttel. As early as 1804, the place was recorded on a map with its current spelling. Uttel also takes into account the network of paths around 1800 with a side path that branches off from the main Wittmund- Esens path . Uttel is not a typical East Frisian church village , so there is also no place of worship .

On August 16, 1972, Uttel was incorporated into the district town of Wittmund. Today the place has a mayor .

development

Uttel benefits from its proximity to Wittmund. New construction areas have significantly upgraded the place.

Sports

Uttel has a Klootschießer- und Boßelverein (KBV) called KBV "Einigkeit" Uttel e. V., who takes part in team league operations and individual championships with throwers from youth and adult teams under the umbrella of the Ostfriesland regional loo shooting association.

Individual evidence

1. ^ 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. 264 and 265 .