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.
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 Westeraccum Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Westeraccum  | |
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| 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 |
Etymology
editWesteraccum 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
edit- ^ "Wappen". Gemeinde Dornum (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Westeraccum can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-1886578" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Westeraccum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Westeraccum at Wikimedia Commons