Sengwarden

The

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of Sengwarden lies north of

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. The place was documented for the first time in 1168, was the site of a post

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British sector

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, and since 1972 has been administratively attached to the city Wilhelmshaven. Previously, the municipality belonged to the district

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. Sengwarden borders on the Wilhelmshaven suburbs Fedderwarden and Voslapp as well as the Friesland districts of Sillenstede and

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. Two objects of interest shape the local picture, a mill and the Saint George Church which overlooks on a high bluff. The place is well known for its annual Wilhelmshaven outdoor horse market since 1618. The agriculturally oriented Sengwarden has approximately 1,333 inhabitants. Villages in Lower Saxony Wilhelmshaven {{Wilhelmshaven-geo-stub