Wybelsum
District of Emden
Wybelsum Church
Wybelsum Church
Coat of arms of Wybelsum
Coat of arms
Location of Wybelsum within Emden
Wybelsum is located in Germany
Wybelsum
Wybelsum
Wybelsum is located in Lower Saxony
Wybelsum
Wybelsum
Coordinates: 53°21′06″N 7°06′23″E / 53.35153°N 7.10627°E / 53.35153; 7.10627
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CityEmden
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 • Metro
1,456
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes
  • 04921
  • 04927
Vehicle registration26723

Wybelsum is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located to the west of the city, it is administratively a district (Stadtteil) of Emden. The village was incorporated as such on 1 July 1972, as were the villages of Logumer Vorwerk and Twixlum.[1]

The village was mentioned in a document in 1348 as Wivelsum, probably a combination of the nickname Wifel and the suffix -um ('home'), therefore meaning "Wifel's home".[2]

The village has a church from 1700, which replaced the church of the village of Geerdsweer, which was abandoned after a storm surge in 1699.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Bundesamt (1983). Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German). Stuttgart and Mainz: W. Kohlhammer GmbH. p. 260. ISBN 3170032631.
  2. ↑ Remmers, Arend (2004). Von Aaltukerei bis Zwischenmooren – Die Siedlungsnamen zwischen Dollart und Jade (in German). Leer: Verlag Schuster. p. 248. ISBN 3796303595.
  3. ↑ Heinze, Michael Till. "Alte Kirche in Wybelsum gibt es seit 300 Jahren". Archiv-Heinze.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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