Oldersum 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, Oldersum is to the southeast of Emden and the northwest of Leer. It has a population of 1,533.
History
Oldersum and the surrounding area formed its own lordship that was controlled by the chief family who named themselves von Oldersum, after the village. Within the lordship, the village had the status of a Flecken. The lordship was sold in 1631 to the city of Emden, which then took control.[1]