Westermoordorf

Westermoordorf
Westermoordorf
Village of Großheide
	Location of Westermoordorf
	Westermoordorf Westermoordorf
	Coordinates: 53°34′04″N 7°19′15″E / 53.56771°N 7.32086°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipality	Großheide
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	26532

Westermoordorf is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Großheide, in the Aurich district. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Berumerfehn.

History

Settlement in Westermoordorf began in 1797. In 1848, 378 people lived in the settlement, spread across 74 houses. Since 1826, the peat colony founded has borne its current name,^[1] which means either "village in the western moor" or "western village in the moor".^[2]

The village has been part of the municipality of Großheide since the regional and administrative reform of 1 July 1972. Before that, it belonged to the municipality of Berumerfehn, which was incorporated into Großheide.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Berumerfehn". Großheide (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ "Berumerfehn" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[Großheide-1] "Berumerfehn". Großheide (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[2] "Berumerfehn" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

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