Westeraccum

Westeraccum
Westeraccum
Village of Dornum
	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
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 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

Media related to Westeraccum at Wikimedia Commons

[wappen-1] "Wappen". Gemeinde Dornum (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[2] 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".

[3] "Westeraccum" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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