Worpedorf

Worpedorf Municipality Grasberg Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ E
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	28879
Area code :	04208
Location of Wörpedorf in Lower Saxony

Wörpedorf ( Low German Wörpdörp ) is a village in the municipality Grasberg in Osterholz in Lower Saxony .

history

Wörpedorf was founded as the first bog colony on the Teufelsmoor in 1751 with 51 farms. In the 1780s, 100 adults and 142 children and thus 242 inhabitants were counted. In 1910 the place had 650 inhabitants.

The place was merged on March 1, 1974 as part of the regional reform with other places to the municipality Grasberg.

Individual evidence

↑ Grasberg: In the footsteps of the moor colonizer Jürgen Christian Findorff. In: Paths in the cultural landscape between the Elbe and Weser, No. 28 Stade Landscape Association, accessed on November 18, 2017 .
↑ Dietrich Heinrich Stöver (Ed.): Historical-statistical contributions to the closer knowledge of the states and the more recent world events . Benjamin Gottlob Hoffmann, Hamburg 1789, p. 342 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Municipal directory Germany 1900. Kingdom of Prussia - Province of Hanover - District of Stade - District of Osterholz, District of Osterholz. In: gemeindeververzeichnis.de. 2014, accessed November 18, 2017 .
^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 244 .

[Stade-1] Grasberg: In the footsteps of the moor colonizer Jürgen Christian Findorff. In: Paths in the cultural landscape between the Elbe and Weser, No. 28 Stade Landscape Association, accessed on November 18, 2017 .

[Stöver-2] Dietrich Heinrich Stöver (Ed.): Historical-statistical contributions to the closer knowledge of the states and the more recent world events . Benjamin Gottlob Hoffmann, Hamburg 1789, p. 342 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[gemeindeverzeichnis-3] Municipal directory Germany 1900. Kingdom of Prussia - Province of Hanover - District of Stade - District of Osterholz, District of Osterholz. In: gemeindeververzeichnis.de. 2014, accessed November 18, 2017 .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-4] 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 244 .