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Village of Südbrookmerland in Lower Saxony, Germany
Oldeborg
Village of Südbrookmerland
House in OldeborgHouse in Oldeborg
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Ortsteile of Südbrookmerland
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Coordinates: 53°30′00″N 7°19′52″E / 53.49994°N 7.33113°E / 53.49994; 7.33113
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
MunicipalitySüdbrookmerland
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 • Metro1,654
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes04942
Vehicle registration26624

Oldeborg is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the largest Ortsteil by area of the municipality of Südbrookmerland, in the district of Aurich. A dispersed settlement, the Orsteil includes four village cores: Engerhafe, Fehnhusen, Oldeborg, and Upende.

History

Oldeborg is a former site of a castle belonging to the Tom Brok family of chiefs and was first mentioned in 1415 as Oldenborch. The current spelling has been in use since 1719. The name is composed of the Middle Low German olt or olde, "old", and borg, "castle".

As early as 1938, the formerly independent rural communities of Engerhafe, Fehnhusen, Oldeborg, and Upende were united to form the larger municipality of Oldeborg, which together covered roughly the area of the medieval parish of Engerhafe. As of 1 July 1972, this municipality merged with surrounding municipalities to form Südbrookmerland.

References

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