This article is about the historic region in Lower Saxony. For the medieval county, see County of East Frisia. For the peninsular region encompassing all traditionally Frisian areas in Lower Saxony, see East Frisia (peninsula). For the World War I battleship, see SMS Ostfriesland.
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East Frisia or East Friesland (German: Ostfriesland; East Frisian Low Saxon: Oostfreesland; Saterland Frisian: Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It 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.
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.
^Satzung der Ostfriesischen Landschaft Archived 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Artikel I (Grundsätze), Absatz 2: „Ostfriesland umfaßt die kommunalen Gebietskörperschaften Landkreise Aurich, Leer und Wittmund sowie Stadt Emden.“
^Homepage des Interfriesischens Rats: Das östliche Friesland innerhalb des deutschen Bundeslandes Niedersachsen von der niederländischen Grenze bis jenseits der Wesermündung. Es wird häufig Ost-Friesland genannt oder insgesamt (nicht ganz korrekt) als Ostfriesland bezeichnet. Es umfasst das eigentliche Ostfriesland, das oldenburger Friesland (Friesische Wehde, Jeverland, Wilhelmshaven), das ehemalige Rüstringen (Butjadingen u.a.), das Land Wursten und andere Gebiete. (Hervorhebungen nachträglich für das Zitat)
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