Leezdorf

Leezdorf is a municipality with 1831 inhabitants in the Samtgemeinde Brookmerland in the district of Aurich in East Friesland.

History

Leezdorf one of the youngest towns in the Brookmerlandes. It was not until 1765, after the " Urbarmachungsgesetz " an intensive settlement made ​​it possible to subject the first Moor colonists in the newly created place.

In the fall of 1793 came at Leezdorf after a very rainy summer with strong rainfalls led to a moors outbreak. Here, some 57 hectares has been spilled already partly cultivated or loam for the cultivation bog surface.

1869 Leezdorf eventually became independent by being diverted at the request of Osteel and the council had given its approval. Even the President of the Province of Hannover approved this method and Leezdorf was explained by a notice in the Official Journal on 20 April 1869 an "independent political community."

Unlike many other villages emerged in Leezdorf a scattered settlement, which can be recognized in the settlement structure even today. In the meantime, however, there is a village with a large square around which take place regularly village and mill festivals ( Leezdorfer mill).

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Leezdorf Council consists of eleven women and councilors. This is the set number for the member community of integrated municipality with a population of 1,001 to 2,000 inhabitants. The eleven council members are elected through local elections for five years. The current term of office began on 1 November 2011.

The last local elections on September 11, 2011 gave the following result:

The turnout in the local elections of 2011 was 52.05 percent, just below the Lower Saxony average of 52.5 percent. For comparison - in the previous local elections on 10 September 2006, the turnout was 49.40 percent.

Mayor

Mayor Leezdorf is currently Manfred random Inga.

Coat of arms

" In Blue three two made ​​-to-one six-pointed golden Sporenrädlein fan-shaped three golden bulrushes. "

The Cattail remember the Moor that point three Sporenrädlein to the membership for Norderland.