Westeraccum Explained

Westeraccum
Art:Village
Coordinates:53.6502°N 7.4448°W
Bundesland:Lower Saxony
Landkreis:Aurich
Municipality:Dornum
Höhe:4
Pop Metro:366[1]
Area Metro:6.3
Vorwahl:04933
Kfz: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. 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wappen . Gemeinde Dornum . 21 October 2024 . de.
  2. Web site: Westeraccum . Ostfriesische Landschaft . 21 October 2024 . de.