Menstede-Coldinne
Sign in to saveMenstede-Coldinne is a district (Ortsteile) of the municipality of Großheide, in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany. It mainly consists of the two villages Menstede and Coldinne. Other settlements in the district include Klosterdorf, Kölke, Breitefeld, Blinkheide, Coldinnergaste, Strück, and Westerbrande, together comprising an area of 12.45 km². The district is part of the municipality of Großheide since the 1972 Lower Saxony municipal reform, before that, it formed its own municipality.
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It is catalogued under topics including Großheide, Towns and villages in East Frisia and Villages in Lower Saxony.
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Menstede-Coldinne is a district (Ortsteile) of the municipality of Großheide, in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany. It mainly consists of the two villages Menstede and Coldinne. Other settlements in the district include Klosterdorf, Kölke, Breitefeld, Blinkheide, Coldinnergaste, Strück, and Westerbrande, together comprising an area of 12.45 km². The district is part of the municipality of Großheide since the 1972 Lower Saxony municipal reform, before that, it formed its own municipality.
==Etymology== thumb|left|Memorial stone commemorating the Coldinne monastery The place's name goes back to the Coldinne monastery. There are various theories about the interpretation of the name. It could either be a derivation from the name of the monastery ter waeren minne or it could be a Frisian-Low German field name that could be translated either as "cold meadow", "uninhabited house" or "uninhabited inn".
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