Local heritage book of Estebrügge (Kirchspiel)

Estebrügge - Bascule bridge over Este river before 1900. Photo Archiv Jork

Estebrügge parish  (Kirchspiel an der Este) is one of the 10 parishes of Altes Land, the marsh region south of the Elbe River, not far from Hamburg in Northern Germany. A church was established here around 1200.

The following villages are part of Estebrügge parish: Cranz, Königreich (including Leeswig), Estebrügge, Gross Hove and Klein Hove, Moorende and Rübke with Finkenreich.

The village of  Estebrügge was called West-Moorende in former times, Moorende was called Ost-Moorende.
In 1937 Cranz became part of Hamburg. Rübke became part of Neu-Wulmstorf in 1972. The other four villages now belong to Jork.

The borders of Estebrügge parish have never been changed. Neighbouring parishes are Jork, Borstel, Neuenfelde and Buxtehude.

Emigration – After 1860 people from Estebrügge parish left for New York, Minnesota (the Red Wing area) and other places in the USA as well as for Australia. –

Thanks to my friends in Altes Land, Buxtehude and the USA. - December 2020 - MB