Potshausen

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Map of local Rhauderfehn

Potshausen is a municipality in the district of Leer in Ostfriesland Ostrhauderfehn.

History

The place was first called Potshausen on December 8, 1409 as Pophteshusen in an arbitral award of the Council end of messengers of the cities of Hamburg and Lüneburg in the disputes between Keno tom Brok one hand and Hisko of Emden, Enno from the north and Haro Idzerdes other.

"Item alse Hiszke claghet van harm, de eme gheschen is van Kenen to Rawide, item to Andorpe, item to Bokemore, item to Volsneborch, item to Kollingehorst, item to Pophteshusen. "

Potshausen was known by the nearby bridge to the Leda, was the earliest documented bascule bridge in the territory of the present municipality Ostrhauderfehn. It was already mentioned in 1662 in the " Hagisch verglyk over de Gravemina ". The bridge was in fiscal owned and was managed by the royal officials in Stickhausen. Here was raised earlier by the passing ships customs. The customs station was secured by the so-called Potshauser jump.

On 1 January 1973 Potshausen was incorporated into the municipality Ostrhauderfehn.

Attractions

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Martin Church is a brick hall church with a semicircular eastern apse, arched windows and a dainty west tower. It dates from 1865, the inauguration took place on 18 March 1866. This makes it the oldest church in Ostrhauderfehn and has some attractions such as originating from a previous church altarpiece from 1647 and a medieval crucifix from the pre-Reformation period.

Education

In Potshausen is the education center Ostfriesland - Potshausen. The Protestant institution offers seminars on vocational training, education holiday in Lower Saxony and other educational programs, such as the training of volunteers or the degree to which second-chance education. The focus of the seminars is on the topics of history, culture and ecology of East Friesland.

Sports

The SV Potshausen founded in 1961, provides mainly to the division table tennis.