Westeraccum
Westeraccum | |
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 Westeraccum Church | |
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Location of Westeraccum | |
  Westeraccum Location within Germany  Westeraccum Location within Lower Saxony | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′01″N 7°26′41″E / 53.65024°N 7.44476°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Municipality | Dornum |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 366[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 04933 |
| Vehicle registration | 26553 |
Westeraccum is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the district of Aurich.[2] The village is located just to the northeast of Dornum.
Etymology
Westeraccum was first mentioned in documents in the early 12th century as Westrachem. Later names were Westeragheim, Westerachem (around 1200), and Wester Accum (1684). This is a combination of the first name Acke with -heim ("residential place") and the western direction.[3]
References
- ↑ "Wappen". Gemeinde Dornum (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ Westeraccum at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ "Westeraccum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
Media related to Westeraccum at Wikimedia Commons
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