Tidofeld has been an autonomous part of the East Frisian borough of Norden since 1996 and has around 1,000 inhabitants (as at 12/2016)),[1] spread over an area of just 0.47 km².[2] Its built-up area is completely integrated with the town itself. Until 1952, Tidofeld was part of the municipality of Lütetsburg.
Tidofeld | |
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Lage von Tidofeld im Stadtgebiet von Norden  | |
  Tidofeld  Tidofeld | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′44″N 07°14′11″E / 53.59556°N 7.23639°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Town | Norden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.468 km2 (0.181 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31) | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26506 |
| Dialling codes | 04931 |
History edit
The name Tidofeld goes back to a schloss that was built here in the 17th century on this site. It was built by Tido, Freiherr of Innhausen and Knyphausen (1582–1638). Freiherr Tido was a brother of Field Marshal Dodo of Innhausen and Knyphausen.
Tidofeld gained particular importance from the fact that after the Second World War in a former Wehrmacht barracks (a naval transit camp), a displaced persons camp was established which held 6,000 people and was thus one of the largest camps in Germany.[3] In the middle of the camp a barrack hut was turned into a church building.[3] It was the forerunner of the Church of Grance (Gnadenkirche) built in 1961 and - after it was deconsecrated - documentation centre.
Sights edit
Among the attractions in Tidofeld is a permanent exhibition in the disused Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Mercy, which documents the ethnic cleansing of the former German eastern territories.[4] This project is under the patronage of the former Lower Saxon minister-president, David McAllister. Until she stepped down, Margot Käßmann, former state bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran State Church of Hanover, was a patroness of the documentation centre.
References edit
- ^ Norden.de: Einwohnerzahl nach Ortsteilen
- ^ Norden.de: Ortsteile der Stadt Norden
- ^ a b Evangelisch-lutherischer Kirchenkreis Norden: Tidofeld 1945-1960, Dokumentationen und Bilder zum Flüchtlingslager Tidofeld; gesehen am 13. Januar 2010
- ^ Evangelisch-lutherischer Kirchenkreis Norden: Gnadenkirche Tidofeld; retrieved 13 January 2010