Wybelsum

Wybelsum
District of Emden
Wybelsum Church
Coat of arms
Location of Wybelsum within Emden
Wybelsum Show map of Germany Wybelsum Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53.35153°N 7.10627°E / 53.35153; 7.10627
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
City	Emden
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population
• Metro	1,456
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	04921 04927
Vehicle registration	26723

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]

Gallery

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  Monumental house
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  Monumental house
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  Wybelsum lighthouse
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  Lock near Wybelsum

Notable people

• André Krzatala (born 1990), professional football player

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.

External links

Media related to Wybelsum (Emden) at Wikimedia Commons