Gandersum Explained

Gandersum
Art:Village
Coordinates:53.3242°N 7.3121°W
Bundesland:Lower Saxony
Landkreis:Leer
Municipality:Moormerland
Höhe:1
Area Metro:3.2
Pop Metro:85
Plz:26802
Vorwahl:04924

Gandersum is a small village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Moormerland. Located on the north bank of the Ems estuary, Gandersum is to the southeast of Emden and the west of Oldersum. It has a population of 85.

Gandersum was already mentioned in a list of possessions of the Werden Abbey from 930. Here, the village is mentioned as Gondrikeshem. The Church of Gandersum dates from the fourteenth century.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Gandersum . Nordwestreisemagazin.de . de . 21 March 2024 . Evangelical Reformed Church Gandersum.