Bay of Sielmönken

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Map of the Krummhörn around 800 A. D.

The Bay of Sielmönken or Bight of Sielmönken (

transgression of 800 to 950 A. D.[1] After that it silted up heavily and was completely enclosed by dykes
between 1,000 A. D. and the 13th century.

Location

The Bay of Sielmönken was situated between the Dollart and the Leybucht on the terrain of the present-day municipality of Krummhörn, with a small portion on the territory of Hinte. In the Early Middle Ages it separated the historical regions of Emsgau and Federgau.[2]

The first settlers built their houses here on

creeks that reached inland. Only when the area was dyked was it possible for a settlement to be built outside the warfts. Villages on the Krummhörn like Manslagt, Visquard, Jennelt, Uttum, Cirkwehrum, Freepsum, Canum, Pewsum, Woquard and Groothusen
indicate the location of the historical bay.

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Richter/Herbert Flathe: Die Versalzung von küstennahen Grundwassern, dargestellt an einem Teil der deutschen Nordseeküste. pdf file of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, p. 11, retrieved 1 February 2011
  2. ^ Hans Homeier: Der Gestaltwandel der ostfriesischen Küste im Laufe der Jahrhunderte. Selbstverlag, Pewsum, 1969 (Ostfriesland im Schutze des Deiches, Vol. 2)

Literature

  • Hans Homeier: Der Gestaltwandel der ostfriesischen Küste im Laufe der Jahrhunderte, Selbstverlag, Pewsum, 1969