Wesuwe

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Wesuwe
City of Haren (Ems)
Coordinates: 52 ° 45 ′ 30 "  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 43"  E
Height : 14 m
Residents : 3012
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 49733
Area code : 05932
Wesuwe (Lower Saxony)
Wesuwe

Location of Wesuwe in Lower Saxony
The church in Wesuwe
The church in Wesuwe

Wesuwe is a district of the city of Haren (Ems) in Lower Saxony .

geography

Wesuwe is located in the west of Lower Saxony on the old left-hand Semsian trade route " Friesische Strasse " (today Landesstrasse 48) and the A 31 motorway (junction 20: Wesuwe).

In addition to the districts of Wesuwe-Geest, Bersede, Wieresch, Wesuwe-Moor, Wesuwe Brook and Hünteler Brook, the district of Wesuwe-Siedlung was built after the war.

history

The history of the place goes back to about 800 AD. In the course of its history Wesuwe has always been structured exclusively in agriculture , there were small shops that covered everyday needs, and there is a primary school in the village. Since the statutory community reform in Lower Saxony on March 1, 1974, Wesuwe has belonged to the unified community of the city ​​of Haren (Ems) .

In 1938 Emslandlager VIII was founded in Wesuwe as one of the 15 Emslandlager . It acted as a prison camp for prison inmates. After the beginning of the Second World War , Wehrkreiskommando VI Westfalen ( Münster ) took over the facility as a prisoner of war camp . It initially functioned as a branch camp of Stalag VI B Neu Versen , as a team main camp Stalag VI B / Z and as an officer camp Oflag 6 / Z. In May 1942 it was incorporated into the Stalag VI C Bathorn .

The cemetery is still located near the former camp today. 98 Soviet soldiers rest in solitary graves and 2000 to 4000 prisoners of war in three mass graves.

religion

Parish Archives

  • Wesuwe St. Clemens

Baptism register from 1627 (gaps up to 1730) Marriage register from 1626 (gaps up to 1722) Death register from 1627 (gaps up to 1725)

Attractions

The Catholic Church of St. Clement was built in 1509. Only the tower and the south wall of this old church have survived. In 1892/93 the church was enlarged and a choir was added .

The furnishings are almost completely neo-Gothic , the glazing is rich in figures. The font on four lion feet and a similar holy water font date from the 13th century .

literature

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. 257 .
  2. ↑ DIZ - Das Lager VIII (Wesuwe) ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the documentation and information center Emslandlager . Retrieved December 20, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diz-emslandlager.de
  3. ↑ Stalag VI B / Z and Oflag 6 / Z branch camp Wesuwe at "Relektiven.de"
  4. ↑ Esterwegen Memorial - Camp VIII Wesuwe Website of the Esterwegen Memorial on the site of the former Esterwegen concentration camp. Retrieved December 20, 2010
  5. ↑ WESUWE. Catholic Church of St. Clemens. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , page 1350

Web links

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