Auhagen

Ksp. Bergkirchen, Grafschaft Schaumburg, Germany
Church of Bergkirchen

Auhagen in 1382 was named Ouhagen and in 1549 named Auhagen from the River Aue or Awe and the old high german word hagan is a "place enclosed by a hedge". Hagen also means a special kind of settlement. The "Hagenhufendoerfer" were generally founded in the 11th and 12th century and gave more freedom to the farmers of that time. (Information courtesy of Kurt Riebe.)

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