Berumerfehn
Village of Großheide in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Berumerfehn is part of the municipality Großheide in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Berumerfehn | |
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Peat company building in Berumerfehn | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Berumerfehn | |
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| Coordinates: 53.56025°N 7.34341°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Municipality | Großheide |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,772[2] |
| • Density | 80.58/km2 (208.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26532 |
| Dialling codes | 0 49 36 |
| Vehicle registration | AUR |
History
Early years
Berumerfehn was founded in 1794 by the Fehnkompanie of Norden. The Fehnkompanie was a peat digging company of people from Norden and Hage.
By this time the village was named Norderfehn, because it was the only settlement founded inside the peat (Lower German: fehn) by of people from Norden.
Later the name of the village changed to Berumerfehn because of the close distance to Berum
20th century
In 1972 Berumerfehn got incorporated into the municipality of Großheide.
21st century
On August 16, 2021, an F2 T5 tornado hit Berumerfehn and damaged about 50 houses.[3][4][5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 256 | — |
| 1939 | 1,278 | +399.2% |
| 1946 | 1634 [6] | — |
| 1961 | 1533 [7] | — |
| 1970 | 1,810 | — |
| 2020 | 1,772 | −2.1% |
| population before 2020 includes Westermoordorf. | ||