 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2023) |
Widdelswehr | |
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 Aerial view of Widdelswehr | |
Location of Widdelswehr-Jarßum within Emden  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°20′16″N 7°15′55″E / 53.33789°N 7.26525°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Emden |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 1,159 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 04921 |
| Vehicle registration | 26725 |
Widdelswehr is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Together with Jarßum, it is a district (Stadtteil) of the city of Emden. It is located on the northern embankment of the Ems and to the west of Petkum. Until 1972, Widdelswehr was an independent municipality that was part of the district Leer.[1]
The village was an East Frisian chieftain's seat in the Middle Ages. The village of was probably first mentioned in the Werden land register in the 10th century as Uuerue and certainly in the 10th to 11th centuries as Uuiggeldasgihueruia. The first part of the word developed from the proper name Wigold, the second part refers to a terp (warft; an artificial dwelling mount). This means that the place name could be translated as "warft of Wigold”.[1]
- ^ a b Van der Linde, Benjamin. Widdelswehr, Stadt Emden (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2023.