__FORCETOC__ Bargebur is an urban quarter in the east of the borough of

Norden Norden is a Scandinavian and German word, directly translated as "the North". It may refer to: Places England * Norden, Basingstoke, a ward of Basingstoke and Deane * Norden, Dorset, a hamlet near Corfe Castle * Norden, Greater Manchester, a vil ...

, northwestern Germany, and has a population of around 500 (as at 12/2016), who inhabit an area of just 0.65 km². The houses of Bargebur have been entirely absorbed within the built-up area of Norden. In the south of the quarter, separated by the B72, which acts as a

ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...

around Norden here, is the ''Tidofelder Holz'', a forest in the neighbouring municipality of

Lütetsburg Lütetsburg (East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Lütsbörg'') is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most p ...

. Along the Fehn Canal runs the so-called ''Verschönerungsweg''. On old maps Bargebur is also called ''Bergum'' or ''Westekelbur''.

Geschichte

Nordern's townsfolk refused to allow the reformed Christians to build their church within the then urban area. As a result, the Count of Lütetsburg,

Dodo II of Innhausen and Knyphausen Dodo von Knyphausen (1641–1698) was a German nobleman from the Duchy of Prussia in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia during the reigns of Electors Frederick William and Frederick III. A government office to collect revenues in Brandenburg h ...

, allowed them to do so on his territory, which adjoined the municipal boundary. The town of Nordern made the construction of the church more difficult by making raids, which caused material damage, until the reformed Christian, Grand Elector Frederick William of

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

, who had occupied

Greetsiel Greetsiel is a small port on the bight of Leybucht in western East Frisia, Germany that was first documented in letters from the year 1388. Since 1972, Greetsiel has been part of the municipality of Krummhörn, which has its administrative seat in ...

at this time, sent troops there in 1684, who protected the construction. On 1 July 1972, Bargebur, which had belonged to the municipality of

until then, was incorporated into the town of Norden.

Sights

* Evangelical-Reformed

Bargebur Church __FORCETOC__ Bargebur is an urban quarter in the east of the borough of Norden (East Frisia), Norden, northwestern Germany, and has a population of around 500 (as at 12/2016), who inhabit an area of just 0.65 km². The houses of Bargebur have been ...

* Historic miller's house (meeting place)Stadt Norden: ''Bargebur''
; retrieved 30 January 2015

References

{{Norden (East Frisia) Towns and villages in East Frisia Geography of East Frisia Aurich (district) Geography of Lower Saxony