List of cities and municipalities in East Frisia

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The municipalities in the East Frisia region and their location within Lower Saxony

This list of cities and towns in East Friesland includes all cities and communities (both unit municipalities and joint communities and their member municipalities) in East Friesland . In this region, consisting of the independent city of Emden and the districts of Aurich, Leer and Wittmund, 467,289 people (as of December 31, 2019) live on 3,144.26 square kilometers, which is a density of 148.6 inhabitants per square kilometer (Ew / km²) corresponds. This means that East Frisia is less populated both in comparison to the state of Lower Saxony (168 inhabitants / km²) and in comparison to the national average (around 230 inhabitants / km²).

East Frisia consists of 63 cities and municipalities. Ten municipalities have city rights, including the two largest islands Borkum (by area) and Norderney (by population). 35 mostly small communities with a population in the three-digit range have merged to form six integrated communities. While the Jümme joint community consists of only three member communities, the Holtriem joint community comprises eight communities. There is a special feature in the integrated community of Esens: It consists of six rural communities and (as the capital) the city ​​of Esens. The six joint communities are divided equally between the three districts of Aurich, Leer and Wittmund.

The islands of Memmert , Kachelotplate and Lütje Hörn located between Borkum and Juist (the latter two are defined as sandbanks ) are not included in this list, as they are unincorporated areas in the districts of Aurich (Memmert, 5.17 km²; Kachelotplate, 0.23 km² ) and Leer (Lütje Hörn, 0.065 km²). Memmert has been permanently inhabited by the island bailiff, who is responsible for nature conservation, since 1921. The residents of Memmert are listed as residents of their home community. The Wadden Sea between the mainland and the islands is also free of municipalities in its entirety.

Cities and (velvet) municipalities

This list includes both the joint municipalities and their member municipalities. According to the Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) , both bodies have both political and administrative functions. The member municipalities have their own municipal councils, but the joint municipalities also have a joint municipal council. In order to avoid double counting, the names of the joint municipalities are written in bold and followed by the term "joint municipality". Under the comments, it is listed for the joint congregations which member congregations belong (capital in bold ), and for the member congregations to which joint congregation they belong.

The listed superlatives refer to the number of inhabitants, unless otherwise stated. It is also mentioned whether a municipality borders on a non-East Frisian district (and the name of the same).

The table is based on the current annual figures from the Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics. The table is pre-sorted according to the number of inhabitants (descending); other sorting is possible by clicking the arrows.

City / municipality coat of arms district Mono-
inhabitants a 		Area
(km²) 		Density
(Ew / km²) 		Remarks photos
Emden , city Coat of arms Emden.svg ( District-free city ) 49,913 112.33 444.3 Smallest independent city in Lower Saxony, ranked 94th out of 112 independent cities in Germany Town hall of Emden
Aurich , city DEU Aurich COA.svg Aurich 42,040 197.21 213.2 Largest municipality in the Aurich district Aurich Castle
Empty , city Leer-Wappen.svg Empty 34,786 70.30 494.8 Largest municipality in the district of Leer Town hall (right) and empty scales
North , city DEU North (East Friesland) COA.svg Aurich 24,873 106.33 233.9 Most northwestern city on the German mainland Building ensemble "Dree Süsters" (Three Sisters) on Norder Markt
Moormerland Coat of arms Moormerland.svg Empty 23,567 122 193.2 Largest rural community in East Frisia Ems barrier near Gandersum
Wittmund , city DEU Wittmund COA.svg Wittmund 20,313 210 96.7 Largest municipality in the district of Wittmund, borders on the district of Friesland District building of the district of Wittmund
Westoverledingen Coat of arms of the municipality of Westoverledingen.png Empty 21,210 111.9 189.5 Borders the district of Emsland Reformed Church in Ihrhove
South Brookmerland Coat of arms Suedbrookmerland.png Aurich 18,319 96.8 189.2 Largest rural community in the Aurich district Mud hut in the Moordorf Moor Museum
Rhauderfehn Coat of arms Rhauderfehn.png Empty 18,212 102.92 177 Borders the district of Emsland Church and Fehn Canal in Westrhauderfehn
Weener , city Coat of arms of the city of Weener (Ems) .png Empty 15,946 81.24 196.3 The only town in East Frisia west of the Ems Weener harbor
Esens , joint community DEU Samtgemeinde Esens COA.svg Wittmund 14,355 162.11 88.6 Largest joint municipality in East Friesland, largest rural municipality in the district of Wittmund, includes the city of Esens and the municipalities of Dunum, Holtgast, Moorweg, Neuharlingersiel, Stedesdorf and Werdum. Heraldic shield of the former office of Esen
Großefehn DEU Grossefehn COA.svg Aurich 13,982 127.25 109.9 Mill in Spetzerfehn
Brookmerland , Joint Parish Coat of arms of the municipality of Brookmerland 2.svg Aurich 13,252 77.3 171.4 Includes the municipalities of Leezdorf, Marienhafe , Osteel, Rechtsupweg, Upgant-Schott and Werdenum Störtebeker monument in Marienhafe
Wiesmoor , city DEU Wiesmoor COA.svg Aurich 13,236 82.99 159.5 Youngest city in East Frisia (city rights since 2006) Flower hall in Wiesmoor
Krummhörn Coat of arms municipality krummhoern.gif Aurich 11,977 159.2 75.2 Pilsum lighthouse
Ihlow DEU Ihlow (East Friesland) COA.svg Aurich 12,467 123 101.4 Fehnkanal and forest in Ihlowerfehn
Uplengen Coat of arms Uplengen.png Empty 11,817 149 79.3 Borders the districts of Ammerland and Friesland Lengen Sea
Hage , joint parish Coat of arms of Hage.png Aurich 11,200 68.6 163.3 Includes the municipalities of Berumbur, Hage , Hagermarsch, Halbemond and Lütetsburg Gate to the outer bailey in Lütetsburg
Ostrhauderfehn Coat of arms Ostrhauderfehn.png Empty 11,318 51 221.9 Borders the districts of Cloppenburg and Emsland Mill in the Idafehn district in the morning light
Hesel , joint municipality Coat of arms of the joint municipality of Hesel.svg Empty 10,822 84.31 128.4 Includes the communities of Brinkum, Firrel, Hesel , Holtland, Neukamperfehn and Schwerinsdorf Good Stikelkamp
Friedeburg DEU Friedeburg COA.svg Wittmund 10.154 164 61.9 Borders the district of Friesland St. Marcus Church in Marx
Holtriem , Samtgemeinde DEU Holtriem COA.svg Wittmund 9478 82.95 114.3 Includes the municipalities of Blomberg, Eversmeer, Nenndorf, Neuschoo, Ochtersum, Schweindorf, Utarp and Westerholt Town hall of the joint municipality of Holtriem in Westerholt
Großheide Coat of arms of Großheide.png Aurich 8597 69.32 124 Berumerfehner Moor
Bundles DEU Bund COA.svg Empty 7675 121 63.4 Former joint municipality (until 2001); is the only municipality in East Frisia that shares a land border with the Netherlands Jewish cemetery in Bunde
Esens , city DEU Esens COA.svg Wittmund 7271 26.83 271 Main town of the municipality of Esens Esenser town hall
Back Coat of arms municipality Hinte.png Aurich 7106 48.06 147.9 Leaning (church) tower of Suurhusen
Jümme , joint community DEU SG Juemme COA.svg Empty 6696 82.34 81.3 Includes the municipalities of Detern, Filsum and Nortmoor; borders on the districts of Ammerland and Cloppenburg Town hall of the Jümme municipality in Filsum
Hage Coat of arms of Hage.png Aurich 6272 16.62 377.4 Main town of the joint municipality of Hage Gallery Dutch in Hage
Norderney , city DEU Norderney COA.svg Aurich 6090 26.29 231.6 Largest island in East Frisia (by population) The black cape of Norderney
Borkum , city DEU Borkum COA.svg Empty 5078 30.74 165.2 The largest island in East Friesland by area and the fourth largest German North Sea island (after Sylt , Föhr and Pellworm ), the most north-westerly municipality in the Federal Republic Main beach in the west of Borkum
Dornum Coat of arms Dornum.png Aurich 4427 76.78 57.7 Smallest unitary community on the mainland of the Aurich district, former joint community (until 2001) Norderburg in Dornum
Hesel Coat of arms of the municipality of Hesel.svg Empty 4553 44.02 103.4 Main town of the joint municipality of Hesel, the largest member municipality by area of ​​an East Frisian joint municipality Ludgerikirche
Upgant bulkhead Upgant-Schott coat of arms.jpg Aurich 3782 24.78 152.6 Part of the Brookmerland Congregation Church in Siegelum
Jemgum DEU Jemgum COA.svg Empty 3629 78.48 46.2 Smallest unitary community in the district of Leer and on the East Frisian mainland Bell tower of the Church of Midlum
Detern DEU Detern COA.svg Empty 2760 43.3 63.7 Part of the Jümme municipality Stickhausen Castle
Berumbur Coat of arms of Berumbur.jpg Aurich 2773 6.42 431.9 Part of the municipality of Hage Gravel lake in Berumbur
Westerholt Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 2582 14.63 176.5 Main place of the joint municipality Holtriem Westerholt Church
Holtland Does not have a coat of arms Empty 2233 14.66 152.3 Part of the joint community of Hesel Gallery Dutch Holtland
Marienhafe Coat of arms of Marienhafe.png Aurich 2397 4.06 590.4 Main town of Brookmerland, the smallest community in East Frisia St. Marien Church in Marienhafe
Osteel Coat of arms Osteel.png Aurich 2162 19.9 108.6 Part of the Brookmerland Congregation Warnfried Church in Osteel
Filsum DEU Filsum COA.svg Empty 2151 23.76 90.5 Main town of the Jümme municipality Bridge over the Nordgeorgsfehn Canal in Brückenfehn
Rechtsupweg Coat of arms Rechtsupweg.png Aurich 2101 5.13 409.6 Part of the Brookmerland Congregation Church tower in Rechtsupweg
Leezdorf Coat of arms Leezdorf.jpg Aurich 1811 8.45 214.3 Part of the Brookmerland Congregation Mill and farm in Leezdorf
Langeoog DEU Langeoog COA.svg Wittmund 1817 19.67 92.4 Langeooger Hafen
Holtgast Coat of arms Holtgast.png Wittmund 1782 24 74.3 Part of the municipality of Esens Former stop of the East Frisian Coast Railway in Holtgast
Blomberg Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 1859 12.80 145.2 Part of the Holtriem municipality Church in Blomberg
Nortmoor WappenNortmoor.jpg Empty 1785 15.34 116.4 Part of the Jümme municipality St. George Church
Neukamperfehn Does not have a coat of arms Empty 1713 6.27 273.2 Part of the joint community of Hesel Neuefehn Canal in the Neuefehn district
Stedesdorf Coat of arms Stedesdorf.png Wittmund 1639 27.95 58.6 Part of the municipality of Esens St. Aegidien Church in Stedesdorf
Juist DEU Juist COA.svg Aurich 1524 16.43 92.8 Juist from space, on the left Kachelotplate and Vogelinsel Memmert
Neuschoo Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 1171 14.47 80.9 Part of the Holtriem municipality Clinker brick factory in Neuschoo
Dunum Coat of arms Dunum.png Wittmund 1086 26.83 40.5 Part of the municipality of Esens Church in Dunum
Willum Coat of arms of Werdenum.png Aurich 999 14.94 66.9 Part of the Brookmerland Congregation Church in Werdenum
Half moon DEU Halbemond COA.svg Aurich 1005 6.55 153.4 Part of the municipality of Hage Motodrom in half moon
Neuharlingersiel Coat of arms Neuharlingersiel.png Wittmund 973 24.55 39.6 Part of the municipality of Esens Neuharlingersieler Hafen
Ochtersum Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 882 10.82 81.5 Part of the Holtriem municipality St. Materniani Church in Ochtersum
Moor path Coat of arms Moorweg.png Wittmund 858 18.65 46 Part of the municipality of Esens Harlingerland waterworks in Moorweg
Eversmeer Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 841 11.56 72.8 Part of the Holtriem municipality Hochmoorsee Eternal Sea
Firrel Does not have a coat of arms Empty 834 8.26 96.8 Part of the joint community of Hesel Andrew's Church in Firrel
Spiekeroog DEU Spiekeroog COA.svg Wittmund 809 18.25 44.3 Easternmost island of East Frisia Spiekeroog from the air (view to the east)
Lütetsburg Coat of arms of Lütetsburg.png Aurich 719 16.73 43 Part of the municipality of Hage Lütetsburg Castle
Nenndorf Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 754 6.86 109.9 Part of the Holtriem municipality Clinker brick factory in Nenndorf
Become Wappen-von-werdum.png Wittmund 746 18.45 40.4 Part of the municipality of Esens St. Nikolai Church Werdum
Schwerinsdorf Coat of arms of the municipality of Schwerinsdorf.png Empty 686 5.57 47.4 Part of the joint community of Hesel School in Schwerinsdorf
Schweindorf Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 716 5.44 131.6 Part of the Holtriem municipality, the smallest municipality in the Wittmund district Mill in Schweindorf
Brinkum Coat of arms of the municipality of Brinkum.png Empty 803 5.51 145.7 Part of the joint municipality of Hesel, the smallest municipality in the district of Leer Brinkum old school
Utarp Does not have a coat of arms Wittmund 673 6.37 46.5 Part of the Holtriem municipality Primary school in Utarp
Baltrum DEU Baltrum COA.svg Aurich 604 6.50 92.9 Smallest unitary community in East Frisia Baltrum from the air (looking east)
Hagermarsch Hagermarsch coat of arms.jpg Aurich 431 22.32 19.3 Part of the joint municipality of Hage, the smallest municipality in the district of Aurich and East Frisia Yard with wind turbines in Hagermarsch
a Population figures as of December 31, 2019

References and comments

  1. ^ Constitution of the East Frisian Landscape - East Frisian Landscape: Article I, Paragraph 2: East Frisia comprises the municipal authorities of the districts of Aurich, Leer and Wittmund and the city of Emden . East Frisian Landscape - corporation under public law. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ State Office / for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony (LSKN) . State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony (LSKN). Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  3. ↑ Homepage / of the community of Bunde . Bunde community. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ Dornum parish
  5. ↑ The island of Wangerooge , east of Spiekeroog, belongs geographically to the East Frisian Islands , but politically to the district of Friesland and thus historically to the state of Oldenburg
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