Dorum
- 2.1 municipal
- 2.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.1 churches
- 3.2 The port in Dorum Neufeld
- 3.3 Lighthouse
- 4.1 Established businesses
- 4.2 Tourism
- 4.3 traffic
History
On July 16, 1757, a large fire destroyed within two hours almost the entire village. Among the former refugees was also later known Lilienthaler Pastor Johann Wilhelm Hönert.
On 1 January 2011 Dorum lost the status of the North Sea resort.
The community Dorum will form 1 January 2015 together with the communities Cappel, Midlum, Misselwarden, Mulsum, North Wood, Padingbüttel and Wremen the new community Wurster North Sea coast in the district of Cuxhaven. The Samtgemeinde Wursten is dissolved by the same date.
Origin of the name
For the first time the name " Dorum " mentioned in the year 1312. Before the final place name to " Dorum " was, the place was called " Dornem ", " Thornum ", " Dorum " and " Dornem ". "Thorn " - " hem " is one of Frisian ( and Low German ) " thorn, spine " and probably " thorns " means - "settlement ".
Policy
Parish council
Since the local elections of 2011, the municipal council is composed as follows:
- CDU: 9 councilors
- SPD: 6 Council members
Mayor Klaus Seier ( CDU). Community director is Wolfgang Neumann.
Coat of arms
Split, the front in silver half black, rotbewehrter Adler at slit, back in Gold St. Urban ( black) over green, covered with a silver shamrock sign foot. The half eagle that is found in many Frisian coat of arms, points to the importance Dorums main area in the Frisian country sausages. St. Urban is the patron of Dorumer Church and the shamrock is a symbol of agriculture.
Culture and sights
In the list of monuments in Dorum are registered in the list of monuments of the country district Cuxhaven monuments.
Churches
The St Urbanus Church belongs to the houses of God in Wremen and Imsum to the main churches of the country sausages. It was built around 1200. Ranging in size and decoration of the church, the former prosperity of the Wurster boatmen and farmers reflects. In addition to the baptismal font from the 12th century include the Romanesque crucifix from the 13th century to the oldest church inventory in the country. Another crucifix from the 15th century. It is known especially the sacrament tree, which was purged according to legend in a shipwreck on the coast.
The port in Dorum Neufeld
Dorum has a small port, the Sielhafen Dorum Neufeld. Here land shrimp boats daily to their catch for the crab fishery. In addition to the harbor, there is a plateau with restaurants. On the dike behind the harbor, a monument stands to commemorate the victims of the storm surges along the North Sea coast.
Lighthouse
Immediately before Dorumer coast, within sight of the harbor, stands the lighthouse " Obereversand ", which was spent in 2003 by means of a floating pontoons Dorum after his conversation at the original location Obereversand was no longer useful.
Economy and infrastructure
Established businesses
Apart from tourist companies like Cuxland Holiday Parks GmbH there are craft and retail businesses.
Tourism
Dorum is Schwerpunktort of tourism in the integrated municipality. The place offers a variety of recreational and spa facilities, especially at the harbor in Dorum Neufeld. Each year about 650,000 overnight stays recorded. The place has behind the dike over several campsites. The sea in front Dorum part of the National Park Wadden Sea.
In the district Dorum Neufeld there are numerous seafront accommodation, a swimming beach, the fishing port, the wellness and therapy center "Cuxland dike castle" with a heated sulfur brine wave pool and spa, the spa with children's play house, lighthouse and other tourist facilities.
Traffic
By Dorum the road from Midlum leads to Bremerhaven. Dorum is located about six kilometers from the A27 motorway away. Access is via the exit Neuenwalde Dorum.
The Dorum ( Wesermünde ) railway station on the route Bremerhaven - Cuxhaven is operated regularly in passenger transport.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Justus Alexander Saxer (1801-1875), theologian and general superintendent of the diocese of Bremen - Verden General
- Wilhelm Friedrich Otto Graf von Borries (1802-1883), politician in the Kingdom of Hanover
- Karl Olfers (1888-1968), SPD politician
- Wolfgang von Geldern (1944 ), CDU politician, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary State Secretary, Chairman of the German Forest Protection Association (SDW )