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Village of Dornum in Lower Saxony, Germany
Westdorf
Village of Dornum
Coat of arms of WestdorfCoat of arms
Location of Westdorf
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Coordinates: 53°38′39″N 7°19′09″E / 53.64418°N 7.31926°E / 53.64418; 7.31926
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
MunicipalityDornum
Area
 • Metro8.3 km (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 • Metro180
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes04938
Vehicle registration26553

Westdorf is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the district of Aurich. Administratively, the settlement of Ostdorf, located just to the east, belongs to the district of Westdorf.

Etymology

The warft on which Westdorp is built, which was already settled during the age of the Roman Empire, was first documented in 1447 as up Dorpum. Later names were Westerdorp (1552), Wesdorp (1589), Westorp (1599) and Westdorff (1645). It is a combination of the direction "west" with "village" (=dorf).

References

  1. "Wappen". Gemeinde Dornum (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. Westdorf can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-1886513" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Westdorf" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Westdorf (Dornum) at Wikimedia Commons

Villages in the municipality of Dornum
Flag of Dornum
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