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Wiesmoor | |
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Location of Wiesmoor within Aurich district  | |
  Wiesmoor  Wiesmoor | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′58″N 7°44′01″E / 53.41598°N 7.73374°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Subdivisions | 8 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Sven Lübbers[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.99 km2 (32.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,502 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26639 |
| Dialling codes | 04944 |
| Vehicle registration | AUR |
| Website | www.wiesmoor.de |
Wiesmoor is a town in the district of Aurich in the northwest of Lower Saxony. It lies on the Nordgeorgsfehnkanal and is the youngest town in the East Frisia area having been bestowed town rights on 16 March 2006, two days later on 18 March 2006, Wiesmoor celebrated the Centenary of the settlement's founding. The town owes its growth to the industrialisation of the harvesting of peat from the surrounding moors. Wiesmoor holds an annual flower festival and the town is also known as the ‘Flower City’, the name originates from the large numbers of flowers which are grown in the town’s industrial greenhouse. Formerly the greenhouses were heated by waste heat from the now defunct peat burning power station which was located in the city. Wiesmoor also has the official title of a Luftkurort; tourism now plays an important role in the local economy.