Jarßum
District of Emden in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Jarßum or Jarssum is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. Together with Widdelswehr, it is a district (Stadtteil) of the city of Emden. It is located on the northern embankment of the Ems.
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 Church of Jarßum | |
Location of Widdelswehr-Jarßum within Emden
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 Location of Jarßum | |
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| Coordinates: 53.33835°N 7.25188°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Emden |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 1,159 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 04921 |
| Vehicle registration | 26725 |
In the land records of the monastery of Werden, Jarßum is listed as Gerzhem in the 10th century. The name Jarßum means 'house of a distinguished man' named Jarrich or Gerrad. Variations of the name are Jarsum or Jarrsum. Today both the spelling with ß and ss are used.[1]
The village has a church from 1797. This replaced an older church from the fourteenth century.
