- Source: Westdorf, Dornum
Westdorf is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the district of Aurich. Administratively, the settlement of Ostdorf, located just to the east, belongs to the district of Westdorf.
Etymology
The warft on which Westdorp is built, which was already settled during the age of the Roman Empire, was first documented in 1447 as up Dorpum. Later names were Westerdorp (1552), Wesdorp (1589), Westorp (1599) and Westdorff (1645). It is a combination of the direction "west" with "village" (=dorf).
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External links
Media related to Westdorf (Dornum) at Wikimedia Commons
