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East Frisia
Ostfriesland | |
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Motto(s): Eala frya Fresena "Stand up, free Frisians" | |
Coordinates: 53°28′12″N 7°29′24″E / 53.47000°N 7.49000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Districts | Aurich Emden Leer Wittmund |
Area | |
• Total | 3,142 km2 (1,213 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2020) | |
• Total | 468,919 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Demonym | East Frisian |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
East Frisia or East Friesland (German: Ostfriesland; East Frisian Low Saxon: Oostfräisland; Saterland Frisian: Aastfräislound) is a historic region in modern Lower Saxony, Germany. The modern province is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the west of Landkreis Friesland but is known to have extended much further inland (As far south as modern Cologne, Germany) before modern representations of the territory. Administratively, East Frisia consists of the districts Aurich, Leer and Wittmund and the city of Emden.[1][2] It has a population of approximately 469,000 people and an area of 3,142 square kilometres (1,213 sq mi).
There is a chain of islands off the coast, called the East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln). From west to east, these islands are Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog and Spiekeroog.