Münkeboe is an

East Frisia East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...

n village in

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. It is an ''

Ortsteil A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located ...

'' of the municipality of

Südbrookmerland Südbrookmerland is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km west of Aurich. Its seat is in the village Victorbur. Subdivisions Südbrookmerland is divided into ...

, in the district of

Aurich Aurich (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Auerk'', West Frisian: ''Auwerk'', ) is a town in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich and is the second largest City in East Frisia, both in popula ...

. It is located southwest of the Ewiges Meer and approximately 8 kilometers northwest of

. Münkeboe was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the municipality of Südbrookmerland on 1 July 1972. The village has a museum, Dörpmuseum Münkeboe, exhibiting old handicrafts and tools used by the rural population. The museum includes a functioning windmill, a

wheelwright A wheelwright is a Artisan, craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright" (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker - as also in shipbuilding, shipwright ...

's shop, a blacksmith's shop, a carpenter's shop, a pottery, a bakery, a classroom, and a grocery store.

Etymology

Münkeboe is a moor settlement established in 1764 and first mentioned in the

Engerhafe Engerhafe is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Südbrookmerland, administratively belonging to the ''Ortsteil'' of Oldeborg. The village is located on a spur of a Geest that runs through the middl ...

church register in 1771. The place was first recorded in 1787 as ''Münkeboo''. The current spelling has been documented since 1825. The name of the settlement means "monk's hut", which is based on the fact that, according to reports, the first colonists found remains of walls in the ground here, which could indicate a property of a former monastery.

Gallery

DorfmuseumMuenkeboe MatthiasSuessen-9451.jpg, Dörpmuseum Münkeboe Münkeboe Dorfmuseum Galerieholländer.JPG,

Smock mill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This t ...

Münkeboe Kirche Orgel.jpg, Interior of the Church of the Good Shepherd

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munkeboe Südbrookmerland Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia