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.
- Esens townhall in wintertime
- Aerial view of Esens harbour Bensersiel
Esens | |
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Location of Esens within Wittmund district | |
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
editExternal links
edit- Media related to Esens at Wikimedia Commons
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