Aurich
town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Aurich (
German pronunciation (help·info); East Frisian Low Saxon: Auerk, West Frisian: Auwerk, Saterland Frisian: Aurk) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich and is the second largest City in East Frisia, both in population, after Emden, and in area, after Wittmund.
Aurich | |
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 Pedestrian zone in Aurich | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Aurich within Aurich district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°28′17″N 07°29′01″E / 53.47139°N 7.48361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Horst Feddermann[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 197.21 km2 (76.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 42,970 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26603–26607 |
| Dialling codes | 04941 |
| Vehicle registration | AUR |
| Website | www |
Twin towns – sister cities
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Appingedam, Netherlands
References
change- ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ↑ "Partnerstadt Appingedam". aurich.de (in German). Aurich. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
Other websites
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- Official website
(in German) - Official German list of concentration camps Record of the concentration camp and its sub-camps (in German)
