Wybelsum is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located to the west of the city, it is administratively a district (Stadtteil) of Emden. The village was incorporated as such on 1 July 1972, as were the villages of Logumer Vorwerk and Twixlum.[1]
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Location of Wybelsum within Emden  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°21′06″N 7°06′23″E / 53.35153°N 7.10627°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Emden |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 1,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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| Vehicle registration | 26723 |
The village was mentioned in a document in 1348 as Wivelsum, probably a combination of the nickname Wifel and the suffix -um ('home'), therefore meaning "Wifel's home".[2]
The village has a church from 1700, which replaced the church of the village of Geerdsweer, which was abandoned after a storm surge in 1699.[3]
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Monumental house -
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Wybelsum lighthouse -
Lock near Wybelsum
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Notable people edit
- André Krzatala (born 1990), professional football player
References edit
- ^ Statistisches Bundesamt (1983). Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German). Stuttgart and Mainz: W. Kohlhammer GmbH. p. 260. ISBN 3170032631.
- ^ Remmers, Arend (2004). Von Aaltukerei bis Zwischenmooren – Die Siedlungsnamen zwischen Dollart und Jade (in German). Leer: Verlag Schuster. p. 248. ISBN 3796303595.
- ^ Heinze, Michael Till. "Alte Kirche in Wybelsum gibt es seit 300 Jahren". Archiv-Heinze.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
External links edit
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