Wirdum, Germany

Wirdum is a municipality in the district of Aurich in East Friesland. It is part of the velvet municipality Brookmerland. Wirdum has 1019 inhabitants.

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  • 4.2 Coat of Arms

Location and Area and Geology

The Warf Wirdum village covers an area of ​​13.86 square kilometers. Wirdum is approximately 13 kilometers north of Emden and seven kilometers southwest of Marienhafe.

The village Threw rises to heights of up to 5.2 meters above mean sea level ( MSL ). It is surrounded by a Kalkmarschgebietes, bounded on the south and west vone a zone with clothes march.

Wirdum is located on Wirdumer depth, a branch canal, which branches off from the Old Greetsieler Sieltief Wirdum and connects to the East Frisian channel network.

History

Wirdum is one of the oldest villages in the region Warf. For the first time it is in the 8/9 Century documented as Vurtheim. The town was on the edge of a now silted bay, on the provided a direct access to the open sea. During the Middle Ages was a significant Wirdum chief seat. From the late 12th century was built on the levee of the bay, the ancestral home of the old East Frisian chieftain family Beningaburg, whose most prominent scion is the chronicler Eggerik Beningaburg. Due to the location, Wirdum developed in succession to an important regional trading center, the pier was kept artificially for ships greater draft. The reclamation of the bay and the subsequent silting of the sea access Wirdum lost its strategic importance. In the clashes for supremacy in East Frisia, the later and the Cirksenas and Ukena played out with their respective partisans and allies between the tom Brok and Ukena, the castle was first seriously damaged. The Beningaburg were allied at the time with the defeated Ukenas. A punitive expedition of the allied with the Cirksenas Hamburg to combat tolerated by the East Frisian chieftains piracy finally sealed in 1426, the end of the castle and the rule of Beningaburg. The family moved its residence then after Grimersum, where they built a new castle, the remains of which disappeared in the 20th century.

Intense relationships also existed to the monastery Aland, the Premonstratensian from Steinfeld probably founded in the mid 12th century. Monks of this monastery in 1300 prompted the construction of the Wirdumer Church as a branch church of Aland. Maybe they were also in the building of St. Mary's Church in Marienhafe, the capital of Brookmerlandes involved. The monastery cultivated in Wirdum and the surrounding area large estates. After the Reformation, the last provost John Oldeguil began to work in 1528 as an evangelical preacher Aurich. In 1565 a large part of the lands of the East Frisian Countess Anna was leased. Later the monastery was in possession of the Registrar Franzius and 1624 ownership of the Registrar Wiarda. After his death it was purchased by the East Frisian Count House in 1637 for 7,000 florins, and assigned to domains. Today you can find on the site of the former monastery courtyards Aland, Aland Monastery, Sea and Weel Aland -Aland.

Significant for the East Frisian church history was the colloquy, on May 10, 1552 invited to the Countess Anna at the instance of Emden preacher Gellius Faber and Hermann Brassius after Wirdum. Here, the dispute over the interpretation of the Lord's Supper should be settled. Outcome of the meeting of the two Emden and three Norder pastors was the Formula Wirumana, which was created under the auspices of relevant Faber. A lasting achievement was not granted her.

The community was during the rule of Cirksenas to the Official Greetsiel. In 1885 it was the county Emden and slammed in 1932 the county north to its distribution. This was dissolved on 31 January 1978. Since then, the community is part of the district of Aurich. The Samtgemeinde Brookmerland was founded on 1 August 1969, initially consisted of seven member communities. Since the compounds Wirdums to Brookmerland were more intense than those for Krummhoern chose the church in 1971 for connection to the Brookmerland.

Wirdum is dominated by agriculture until today. Most of the farms are operated but only as a sideline.

Development of the place name

After the first documentary mention as Vurtheim in 8/9 Century has been handed down from 1381 the name Wirthum. The present spelling is common since 1426. The name is used as a dative plural of Old Frisian word worthy expectant interpreted wirth ( = site collection ). A composition of the concept of home, was standing on a mound for a house site after Wirdum, on the other hand is considered to be unlikely.

Population Development

Wirdum was originally a pile settlement as Threw village. This is increasingly becoming a scattered settlement. A spurt in the development of the population, there were after the end of World War II. Of the 997 residents Wirdums in 1946 were 222 refugees. Representing a share of 22.2 percent. A rate which minimally increased to 1950 to 22.8 percent.

Attractions

The Reformed Wirdumer church was built around 1300 as a branch church of the monastery Aland and was originally dedicated to John. Most valuable piece of furniture of the church is the elaborately crafted pulpit, Hinrich Cröpelin created from Esen in 1699.

The remains of the former castle of the Beningaburg located on two mounds between Wirdum and Grimersum. It was explored in 1999 and 2000. Accordingly, the system was split into two. To the east was the fortified tower, a hall building to the west of about 30 meters in length. Surrounded the entire plant was had by a moat of access to the sea.

The later Bismarckshof Threw on the edge of Wirdum originated in the late 16th century stone house. It was several times severely damaged, but restored.

For more recent dates Built in 1872, the double piston pump water mill. Originally it was to dewater the often low-lying pastures, and later also to supply water to the cattle. In 1919 she was decommissioned and restored in the years 1986-1988 and 1988 placed before the court Drennhusen at the entrance. It is the only functioning mill of its kind in Germany.

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Wirdum Council consists of 11 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 11 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 60.29 %, well above the Lower Saxony average of 52.5 %. For comparison - in the previous local elections on 10 September 2006, the turnout was 69.85 %.

Coat of arms

" Split of red and gold; forward a gold reinforced, goldgezungter silver lion, behind a blue Abtsstab abflatterndem with blue veil. "

The silver lion is the emblem of the chief family Beningaburg removed. The Abtsstab with the crookedness and the Segensvelum represents the former Premonstratensian Aland, while the colors indicate blue and gold on the membership of the church to the former district north.

Education

The primary school Wirdum is one of five elementary schools in the Samtgemeinde Brookmerland. It is visited by approximately 40 students who come from the village Wirdum and the surrounding area. The College consists of four teachers, a seconded colleague and two pedagogical staff. Most first graders were previously in the local nursery. Secondary schools are available in Marienhafe.

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