Berum, Hage

Berum is a village in the region of East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Hage, part of the municipal association (Samtgemeinde) of Hage.

Berum
Village of Hage
Berum Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Berum
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Coordinates: 53.60203°N 7.29880°E / 53.60203; 7.29880
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipal assoc.	Hage
Municipality	Hage
Area
• Metro	1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation	2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Population
• Metro	250[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	04931
Vehicle registration	26524

The village is mostly known for Berum Castle, believed to date from c. 1310.^[2]

Etymology

Berum is a former chieftain's seat, where Marten Sidtzen lived in 1387. As early as the Middle Ages, there was a so-called "Uthof" here, a kind of permanent outstation of a herd of the Norder Geest. The place was first recorded in documents as Berne or Berum in 1408. The current spelling has been officially used since 1436. The settlement name represents the dative plural of Old Frisian bēre, "shed".^[1]

Gallery

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  Inner courtyard of the castle
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  Berum on a map of David Fabricius, 1613
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  Seal of the Royal Prussian District Court of Berum