Wittmund (district)
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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Weser-Ems |
| Capital: | Wittmund |
| Area: | km² |
| Inhabitants: | 57,600 (2003) |
| pop. density: | 88 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | WTM |
| Homepage: | http://www.wittmund.de/landkreis |
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Wittmund is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in Ostfriesland ("Eastern Frisia"). Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Friesland, Leer and Aurich.
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2 History 3 Partnerships 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 External links |
Geography
The district is located at the short to the North Sea. The coastal areas of the mainland are also known as Harlinger Land. The islands of Langeoog and Spiekeroog, both belonging to the East Frisian Islands, are part of this district.
History
The district was created in 1885 from the Amt Wittmund, the Amt Esens and the city Esens. All were previously part of the district Aurich. In 1977 the district was merged with the district Friesland, which was however not popular. The merger was declared as unconsiitutional in 1979, and the two districts were re-established in their old boundaries.
Partnerships
The district has a partnership with the district SchÃÂönebeck in Saxony-Anhalt, which was started with the German reunification in 1990 to help to establish the district administration in former East Germany.
| The ship in the coat of arms symbolize the coastal location of the district. The three sails show heraldic symbols for the district - the front one show a bear as the symbol of the Attena family from Esens, who ruled in the 14th and 15th century. The main sail shows two whips as the symbol of the Hero Omken, taken from the coat of arms of the city Wittmund. The eagle in the rear sail stands for the caste and Amt Friedeburg. |
Towns and municipalities
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