Esens is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 14 km northwest of Wittmund, and 20 km northeast of Aurich.
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Esens townhall in wintertime
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Aerial view of Esens harbour Bensersiel
Esens | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Esens within Wittmund district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°38′49″N 7°36′46″E / 53.64694°N 7.61278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Wittmund |
| Municipal assoc. | Esens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karin Emken[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,427 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26427 |
| Dialling codes | 04971 |
| Vehicle registration | WTM |
| Website | www.esens.de |
Esens is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Esens.
Sons and daughters of the city
edit- Eilert Dieken (1898-1960), German Nazi policeman and gendarme who murdered the Ulma family in Markowa (Poland) in 1944
- David Fabricius (1564-1617), theologian, major amateur astronomer and cartographer
- Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661), Lutheran theologian
- Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714), composer
- Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia (1665-1708), Prince of East Friesland from the House of Cirksena
- Enno Rudolph Brenneysen, (1669-1734), jurist and chancellor of East Friesland
- Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725-1776), theologian, zoologist and professor in Erlangen
- Theodore Thomas (conductor) (1835-1905), composer, founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Gerhard Tappen (1866-1953), General of the Artillery
- Timo Schultz (born 1977), German footballer
References
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