Uttum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located to the northeast of Pewsum.
Uttum | |
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Coordinates: 53°27′09″N 7°09′18″E / 53.45240°N 7.15508°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Aurich |
Municipality | Krummhörn |
Area | |
• Metro | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Metro | 494 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26736 |
Dialling codes | 04923 |
Uttum used to be a seat of East Frisian chieftains, seated at Uttum Castle. The meaning of the village's name is presumably home of Otte or Utte.[1] The Evangelical Reformed Church of Uttum dates from the 13th century and is home to an organ that was made in around 1655.[2][3]
Gallery
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Rentmaster's house
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Windmill
References
edit- ^ "Uttum". Greetsiel-Krummhoern.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Evangelisch - reformierte Kirchengemeinde Uttum" [Evangelical - Reformed parish of Uttum]. Reformiert.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Uttum, Evangelische Kirche" [Uttum, Evangelical Church]. De Orgelsite (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Uttum at Wikimedia Commons