Westerloy

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Westerloy
City of Westerstede
Coordinates: 53 ° 14 ′ 6 "  N , 7 ° 52 ′ 38"  E
Height : 4 m above sea level NN
Residents : 661
Postal code : 26655
Area code : 04488

Westerloy is a district of Westerstede , the district town of the Lower Saxon district of Ammerland . It is located southwest of Westerstede on the road to Apen .

history

Westerloy is one of the oldest villages in the former parish Westerstede and was founded as Eschdorf on several hills in the middle of swampy lowlands. The oldest farm has been recorded since 1332. This made it the oldest court in the entire parish. In 1679, the Oldenburg contribution register had 12 househusband and 36 mutt jobs and 10 wages . This made it one of the largest villages in Westerstede.

Similar to Hollwege , Westerloy was difficult to reach in the Middle Ages due to its location. This made going to church to Westerstede or the way to the Bannmühle difficult, but the village was spared from attacks by the East Frisians , who invaded the Ammerland again and again at the time.

The first school in Westerloy was founded in 1708.

Our village has a future

Westerloy has participated several times in the competition Our village should become more beautiful , which since 1997 has been entitled " Our village has a future ". In 1998 it was able to win the gold medal in the national competition and took second place at European level.

Mühlenhof musicians

Westerloy became known nationwide above all as the home of the Mühlenhof musicians . The name is derived from the Mühlenhof , the local village community center.

traffic

The connection between Westerloys and the local public transport system is via lines 1 and 4 of the Westerstede Citizens' Bus Association and regional bus lines 351 (Westerstede - Ihausen - Westerstede ) and 366 (Westerstede - Apen - Augustfehn ).

literature

  • Hermann Ries: Chronicle of the community Westerstede . Plois Verlag, Westerstede 1973.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brief portrait on the website of the city of Westerstede. Retrieved January 2, 2019 .