Upgant-Schott is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in

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Origin of the name

Upgant-Schott was first mentioned in the records in AD 945 as ''Cuppargent'' in the endowment register of

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. The name ''Upgant'' probably refers to a small stream called the ''Gant'', the course of which is the subject of various theories. For example, it could have come from Siegelsum (a village incorporated in 1969) via the ''Bollandswater'' west of ''Schottjer Grode'' into the '' Abelitz''; it could however also have come from the

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that lies east of Upgant and be identical with the present-day ''Upganter Zugschloot''. This is supported by the word ''Upgant'' (East Frisian: ''up de Gant'', German: ''auf/über der Gant'' i.e. on or above the ''Gant''). The word ''Schott'' comes from the

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word ''scheten'' ("throw"). The earth thrown up from a ditch acted as a kind of embankment along the bank and was formerly called a ''Schott''.

References

Towns and villages in East Frisia Aurich (district) {{Aurich-geo-stub