Uthwerdum

Uthwerdum
Village of Südbrookmerland
Ortsteile of Südbrookmerland
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Coordinates: 53.48138°N 7.33708°E / 53.48138; 7.33708
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipality	Südbrookmerland
Area
• Metro	9.89 km^2 (3.82 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population
• Metro	1,255[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	04942
Vehicle registration	26624

Uthwerdum is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Südbrookmerland, located east of Moordorf. Administratively, the Ortsteil of Uthwerdum includes the settlements of Abelitz, Georgsheil, Uthwerdum, and Victorburer Marsch.

Uthwerdum was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the municipality of Südbrookmerland on 1 July 1972.[2]

Etymology

Uthwerdum was first mentioned in 1476 as to Uthwerdum. Later, it was recorded as Uthwehrum (end of the 17th century) and Uthwerdum (1871). The name is to be interpreted as the Old Frisian dative plural form ut-werum, i.e. "(at the) outermost (distant) weirs". Other sources believe that the name is to be interpreted as the Old Frisian dative plural form of werf, "elevation" or "dwelling", with the loss of the f (or v), although this sound development is atypical for the area.[3]

References

1. "Über die Gemeinde" [About the municipality]. Südbrookmerland (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. "Die Geschichte des Südbrookmerlandes" [The history of Südbrookmerland]. Südbrookmerland (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
3. "Uthwerdum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2024.