Aurich (district)
Aurich is a district in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the
North Sea, the districts of
Wittmund and
Leer, and the city of
Emden.
History
The history of the district is linked with the history of the region of Ostfriesland.
The district was established in
1977 by merging the former districts of Aurich and Norden.
Geography
The district is located in the westernmost part of Eastern Frisia (Ostfriesland). In the west there is the mouth of the Ems river and the
Krummhörn peninsula protruding into the estuary.
The district includes the three populated islands of Juist, Norderney and Baltrum, which belong to the
East Frisian Islands. The small island of Memmert south of Juist is a nature reserve housing rare birds.
Islands: Norderney 26 km², pop. 6100; Juist 16 km², pop. 1800; Baltrum 6.5 km², pop. 500; Memmert 5.2 km², pop. 0.
Coat of arms
 | \nThe coat of arms displays the so called virgin eagle (or harpy), which was the heraldic animal of the Cirksena family, a local clan providing East Frisian chieftains during the Middle Ages. The acorns in the arms are symbols of the city of Aurich, the six-pointed stars are symbols of Norden.\n |
Towns and municipalities
\n| \n#Aurich\n#Norden\n#Norderney\n | \n\nSamtgemeinden\n- Brookmerland\n
- Hage\n
\n | \n\nFree Municipalities\n- Baltrum\n
- Dornum\n
- Großefehn\n
- Großheide\n
- Hinte\n
- Ihlow\n
- Juist\n
- Krummhörn\n
- Südbrookmerland\n
- Wiesmoor\n
\n |
External links
Category:Districts of Lower Saxony\n
