Aurich (district)

In the west there is the mouth of the river Ems and the Krummhörn peninsula protruding into the estuary.The small island of Memmert south of Juist is a nature reserve housing rare birds.Part of the district belongs to the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.The coat of arms, granted in 1978, 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 former coat of arms, granted in 1950, shows a golden oak tree, representing the Upstalbeam [fy], a tree outside the city of Aurich under which free Frisians gathered for their yearly council meetings.
Hinte Wirdum, Germany Ihlow Südbrookmerland Krummhörn Emden Netherlands Leer (district) Leer (district) Wiesmoor Aurich Großefehn Upgant-Schott Marienhafe Rechtsupweg Leezdorf Osteel Halbemond Norden Berumbur Großheide Lütetsburg Hage Hagermarsch Dornum Memmert Lütje Hörn Juist Norderney Baltrum Aurich (district) Lower Saxony Wittmund (district)
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DistrictCountryGermanyLower SaxonyAurichTime zoneVehicle registrationNorth SeaWittmundEast FrisiaNordenKrummhörnNorderneyBaltrumEast Frisian IslandsMemmertLower Saxony Wadden Sea National ParkvirginheraldicanimalCirksena familyMiddle AgesacornsblazongoldenSamtgemeindenWiesmoorDornumGroßefehnGroßheideSüdbrookmerlandBrookmerlandLeezdorfMarienhafeOsteelRechtsupwegUpgant-SchottWirdumBerumburHagermarschHalbemondLütetsburgLandesamt für Statistik NiedersachsenHanoverBraunschweigDelmenhorstOldenburgOsnabrückSalzgitterWilhelmshavenWolfsburgAmmerlandBentheimCloppenburgCuxhavenDiepholzEmslandFrieslandGifhornGoslarGöttingenHameln-PyrmontHarburgHeidekreisHelmstedtHildesheimHolzmindenLüchow-DannenbergLüneburgNienburgNortheimOsterholzRotenburgSchaumburgUelzenVechtaVerdenWesermarschWolfenbüttelFull list