Rorichum

Rorichum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Moormerland. Located on the north bank of the Ems estuary, Rorichum is just to the southeast of Oldersum. It has a population of 444.

Rorichum
Location of Rorichum
Rorichum
Rorichum
Coordinates: 53.32120°N 7.35433°E / 53.32120; 7.35433
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLeer
MunicipalityMoormerland
Area
  Village of Moormerland8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
  Metro
444
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26802
Dialling codes04924

Rorichum, perhaps a derivation of "Roderik's home", already appears as Rarughem in registers of the Werden Abbey from the beginning of the eleventh century. The center of the small warft village is the St. Nicholas Church with a free-standing bell tower from the fourteenth century.[1]

References

  1. Euhausen, Klaus. "Rorichum, Gemeinde Moormerland, Landkreis Leer" (PDF). Ostfriesisches Landschaft (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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