Berumbur

Berumbur is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipal association (Samtgemeinde) of Hage. In 2022, the municipality had approximately 2,700 inhabitants and covers an area of 6.42 square kilometers. It is located directly east of the town of Hage.

Berumbur
Municipality
Kindergarten in Kleinheide, Berumbur
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Berumbur within Aurich district
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Coordinates: 53°36′00″N 07°19′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipal assoc.	Hage
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Udo Schmidt[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,701
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26524
Dialling codes	0 49 36
Vehicle registration	AUR, NOR

The municipality includes the districts (Ortsteile) Kleinheide and Holzdorf. Directly to the west of Berumbur is Berum, home to Berum Castle, which played a prominent role in East Frisian history.

Many fishing lakes are nearby, two of which are in Berumbur directly. The most famous lake is the Kiessee, used for bathing.

Etymology

The place was first officially mentioned as Bherum Buer in 1552. Later names were Behrumsbuhr (1645) and Berumbuer (1730). In the name of this settlement, the Proto-Germanic root *būr- appears twice: in the defining word as an umlauted Old Frisian form bēre, in the base word as Middle Low German būr. The meaning is "farming community belonging to Berum".^[3]

References

1. "Udo Schmidt ist neuer Bürgermeister in Berumbur" [Udo Schmidt is new mayor in Berumbur]. SPD (in German). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
3. "Berumbur" (PDF). Ostfriesische Landschaft (in German). p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2024.