Twixlum is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located to the northwest 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 Wybelsum.[1]
Twixlum | |
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 Aerial view of Twixlum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Twixlum within Emden  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°22′23″N 7°08′01″E / 53.37310°N 7.13374°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Emden |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 993 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 04921 |
| Vehicle registration | 26723 |
Twixlum has retained its village character. In the center of the village is the village church. The current church was built around 1500.[2] The tower, which is lower than the church, is a remnant of an older church that was probably built in the fourteenth century.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde Twixlum". Reformiert.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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