Roggenstede

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Roggenstede is a village in the municipality Dornum, district of Aurich, East Frisia, Lower Saxony.

The place is limited by the Dornumersieler depth (to the north / northeast), the grinding depth ( in the southeast ), the Otjetief ( in the south), the Old Deep ( in the west) and covers an area of ​​approximately 5.6 square kilometers. The North Sea is only about 5.5 km as the crow.

Neighboring towns are Holt guest, Utarp, Westerbur. Roggenstede has the zip code 26553, the telephone area code 04933rd

Attractions

The Grade II listed church has a free-standing bell tower from the 13th century. 1237 church was first mentioned in connection with the elections to ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The church was built around 1250. It houses a unique font altar, a previously suspended from a forked cross crucifix, a baptismal font from the time of the church building and a tabernacle with the original painting. A special feature of the church is the Hagioskop, a medieval leper column. Since 1680 a votive adorns the house of God. The organ was built in 1827-1833 by the organ builder Johann Gottfried Rohlfs from Esen.

In the village center there is a freedom monument. This monument was built of granite blocks on October 13, 1913 to commemorate the Battle of Leipzig - unveiled - October 13, 1813.

History of development

The surface of the town center consists of a storm surge elevation of a safe way to here extending from the island Baltrum ground moraine of the last ice age.

The fact that this is an ancient settlement site, show finds from the Stone Age. A stone ax, a stone ax and a stone sickle fragments were discovered here. From the Bronze Age pottery fragments originate. Dr. Wolfgang Schwarz, an archaeologist at the East Frisian countryside, assumes that this sand island was first inhabited about 3000-800 before the Christian era. After a period of high water levels due to global warming, a new settlement takes place from the second to the fifth century after Christ. Finally permanently inhabited the place could then be approximately from 650. Professor Udolph, expert in toponymy, assumes that the old village name ' Reckenstede ' on the settlers ' Recko ' back. Reckenstede, the place of Recko. He assumes that this final settlement, its name comes after Christ between 600 and 800. This name lasted until approximately 1650th By 1750 the place is mentioned as ' rye Städt ', since he is called Roggenstede. Mentioned in documents for the first time is Roggenstede 1420.

District and soil structure

The district comprises nearly 500 acres. Except for parts of the western areas is überschlicktes from the North Sea lowland bog. The remaining area in the west has been largely deprived of storm surges in the 13th century his bog stocks. At the onset of sedimentation by alluvium of small particles by the tidal movements of the North Sea was established here more profitable Seemarsch. The total area is to be called 'Old march'. It has formed a ' kink layer ', a water-impermeable layer of soil over the centuries. This does not seep surface water from the topsoil. Until around 1963 came to this dilemma yet a totally unsatisfactory drainage ditch. - The entire area between Roggenstede and Schwittersum, von Westerholt to Dornum forms a huge depression. Here, collected the effluent from the Geest surface water and accumulated before the higher young polders. The village was originally a farming village with the appropriate craftsmen, so there is here, in 2005, two agricultural to commercial farms. Some areas are not processed.

Settlement development

Until the local government reform, the place was a separate municipality in the district of Witt mouth. Since 1 July 1972 Roggenstede is a municipality part of the municipality in the district of Aurich Dornum. For centuries Roggenstede a dominantly agricultural village. Time passed in quiet lanes. A key change brought here as everywhere, the onset of refugees after the war of 1945. The population doubled to almost 500 people. However, after the currency reform in 1949, many moved to the emerging jobs in the urban centers. The population figure leveled off again to roughly 250 people. Currently, the number is after falling to about 230, 262 people currently playing. After designation of a settlement area you can feel a slight increase.

Village life

The congregation, volunteer fire department, founded in 1904, the home club ' Dwarslopers ' from 1987, the Klootschießer and Bosselverein 'Up Höcht ' of 1921, the local chapter Roggenstede in Social Association of Germany, founded in 1950, as well as hunting cooperative work matey together and see it to work as its essential object to, for the common good of the village. To mention is the burial fund Roggenstede mutual. It was founded around 1905.

Commercial and Tourism

Are the original craftsman as Huusmaker, blacksmith, painter / glazier, restaurant, weavers, shoemakers, tailors disappeared, have in recent years, a building contractor, hairdresser, Heizungs-/Sanitärbetrieb, restaurant with guest house, hand weaving and Filzerei, service providers and I AG - established.

For years, tourism has continuously expanded. 18 households are currently offering apartments or rooms. In persons of foreign purchased or newly constructed buildings also beds are kept ready. The owners work predominantly with the ' Touristik GmbH Dornum ' together.

The texts are taken with the express permission and set her in his job:

• Moms, Hartwig: Reckenstede, rye cities to have Roggenstede, 1995, self-published
• Moms, Hartwig: Roggenstede, sources and artifacts from its history, 2000, self-published

Literature / Sources

• Moms, Hartwig [Ed ]: Roggenstede, sources and artifacts from its history, Roggenstede 2000, ISBN 3-931641-06-6 [ Contributions to the history of the village Roggenstede, a copy of the church books of the Evangelical Lutheran church Roggenstede, a copy of the school chronicle the former elementary school Roggenstede ]