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1 History

The history of the district is linked with the history of the region of Ostfriesland.

The district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Aurich and Norden.

2 Geography

The district is located in the westernmost part of Eastern Frisia (Ostfriesland). In the west there is the mouth of the Ems river and the Krummhörn peninsula protruding into the estuary.

The district includes the three populated islands of Juist , Norderney and Baltrum , which belong to the East Frisian Islands. The small island of Memmert south of Juist is a nature reserve housing rare birds.

Islands: Norderney 26 km², pop. 6100; Juist 16 km², pop. 1800; Baltrum 6.5 km², pop. 500; Memmert 5.2 km², pop. 0.

3 Coats-of-arms

The coat-of-arms, granted in 1978, displays the so called virgin eagleAquila ''Haliaeetus ''Pithecophaga ''Circaetus Scientists argue whether Accipitriformes are a separate order,or belong to the Falconiformes. Eagles are large birds of prey, which are found mainly in the Old World, with only two species ( Bald Eagle and Go (or harpy), which was the heraldicHeraldry is the knowledge and art of describing-coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. Its origins are in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted animalSubkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom " Agnotozoa" Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa "Radiata" Cnidaria Ctenophora (comb jellies) Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes (flatworms) Nemertina (ribbon worms) Gastrotri of the Cirksena family , a local clanSee also Clan (computer gaming A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent. Generally a clan is quite large. Members of a clan share an apical ancestor several generations back (i. they share the same great grandparents, great-great grandpar providing East Frisian chieftains during the Middle AgesThe Middle Ages formed the middle period in a schematic division of European history into three 'ages': Classical civilization, the Middle Ages, and Modern Civilization. It is commonly dated from the end of the Western Roman Empire ( 5th century) until th. The acornThis article is about the seed; for other meanings of the word, especially ACORN community organization, see acorn (disambiguation . The acorn is the fruit of the oak tree. Nutrition Acorns are edible. However, some acorns are naturally high in tannins, ms in the arms are symbols of the city of Aurich and the six-pointed spurA spur is a metal instrument composed of a shank, neck, and prick or rowel (sharp-toothed wheel) fastened to the heel of a horseman to goad his horse to greater speed. The spur is typically used by a jockey or cowhand. A dressage rider's spur tends to bes are symbols of Norden. The blazon is: "party per pale Azure and Gules, a harpy gardant Argent, above shoulders two six-pointed mullets Argent, below wings two acorns inverted Argent".

The former coat-of-arms, granted in 1950, shows a golden oak tree, representing the Upstalsboom , a tree outside the city of Aurich under which free Frisians gathered for their yearly council meetings. Its blazon is: "Gules, an oak tree Or, on a hill Or at base".