Völlenerkönigsfehn

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The place Völlenerkönigsfehn ( ostfriesisch jokingly Hunstērt called ) became part of the municipal reform of 1 January 1973 for the district Völlen the municipality of Westoverledingen in East Friesland .

history

Völlenerkönigsfehn was built after Völlenerfehn around 1800. The place was officially mentioned in 1805 for the first time. The village is a mainly populated in the 19th century Moor colony , in ecclesiastical terms Völlen was assigned.

Development of the place name

Völlenerkönigsfehn was first officially mentioned as Hondesteert around 1805 . Other traditional names are Hundemakerei , Hundesteert (1823) and Völlener Königsfehn , Hundemakerei or Hundesteert (1871). The name Hondesteert is traced back to the dog carts that were used by the very poor first colonists.

The place got its current name from the fact that the settlement took place on the moor belonging to the crown.

Attractions

The Christ Church, built in 1907 with an attached rectory .

Sons and daughters (selection)

  • Gerhard Müller (1882–1953), politician, member of the state parliament (KPD)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Remmers, Arend .: From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren: the settlement names between Dollart and Jade . 1st edition Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 3-7963-0359-5 , p. 230 .
  2. ↑ Parish Westoverledingen: Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church Völlenerkönigsfehn , viewed on October 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ Working group of the local chronicles of the East Frisian landscape : Völlen, community Westoverledingen, district of Leer (PDF; 63 kB), accessed on October 24, 2011.

Coordinates: 53 ° 6 '  N , 7 ° 27'  E