west of Landkreis Friesland. Administratively, East Frisia consists of the districts Aurich, Leer and Wittmund and the city of Emden. It has a population...

of East Friesland. The Emden Revolution in 1595 resulted in Emden becoming a distinct city-state. With the support of the Dutch Republic, Emden became...

Leer, Wittmund and Emden). Besides Ostfriesland, East Frisia includes Landkreis Friesland and Wilhelmshaven (Oldenburger Friesland), and in a broader...

historical regions of East Frisia (Aurich, Leer, Wittmund and Emden) and Oldenburger Friesland (Friesland and Wilhelmshaven), and the municipality of Saterland...

by (from the northwest and clockwise) the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands...

of East-Frisia (Frisian: Greefskip Eastfryslân; Dutch: Graafschap Oost-Friesland) was a county (though ruled by a prince after 1662) in the region of East...

defend themselves against the Normans, Vikings and the northern sea. Friesland offered unclaimed land for everyone, however the unclaimed land of the...

he attacked the town of Emden, which was the capital of the Abdena family. After a short-lived battle in East Frisia, Emden fell to Keno II tom Brok...

Brabant, the Netherlands Zeldenrust, Dokkum a windmill in Friesland, the Netherlands Zeldenrüst, Emden, a windmill in Lower Saxony, Germany Zeldenrust, Geffen...

played an important role at almost all periods of history. Thus the town of Emden was one of the leading ports in Europe by around 1600, and at the same time...

Menso Alting (Eelde, 9 November 1541 – Emden, 7 October 1612) was a Dutch Reformed preacher and reformer. Alting was born in Eelde and was raised in a...

decided to use other ports. Emden in East Friesland and Hamburg competed to serve the Merchant Adventurers of England, who chose Emden. They soon found, however...

location for the 1979 movie The Riddle of the Sands: the station building of 'Emden' was in fact Medemblik, and Twisk was used to represent 'Bensersiel'. Locomotive...

Near Emden, it flows into the Dollard bay (a national park) and then continues as a tidal river towards the Dutch city of Delfzijl. Between Emden and Delfzijl...

settled in the East Frisian Emden. Ashkenazi Jews had settled there for several years because the Count of East Friesland had placed them under their...

OFD Ostfriesischer-Flug-Dienst offers an on-demand service to Borkum and Emden. EHAL – AMELAND/Ameland. AIP from AIS the Netherlands, effective 11 July...

October 1669 in Esens – 22 September 1734 in Aurich) was Chancellor of East Friesland under Prince George Albert. Brenneysen attended the Ulrich High School...

Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church...

causing great distress. The only exception was Emden because of the recently completed city wall, the city of Emden was protected against foreign troops. Historian...

fresh rising. The duke recaptured Groningen, but soon afterwards he died at Emden. He was buried at Meissen. Albert, who was a man of great strength and considerable...

of the North Sea coast, including West-Friesland, now part of North Holland, the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen, excepting the city of Groningen...

especially important for the Germans because the Kriegsmarine still used Emden as a port for surface vessels and U-boats. Wary of advancing into the western...

armies of mercenaries (Söldnerheere). SCHMIDT, Heinrich: Das östliche Friesland um 1400. Territorialpolitische Strukturen und Bewegungen, in: EHBRECHT...

Adolff is ghebleven, In Vriesland in den slaech, "Count Adolf has died, in Friesland, in this battle" There are several accounts about his burial: Count Adolf...

S T U V W X Y Z Bernard Accama (1697–1756), 18th-century painter from Friesland Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), Dutch painter from Dronrijp Stine Andresen...

Simons (1496–1561), a Dutch Roman Catholic priest from the Province of Friesland who converted to Anabaptism around 1536. He was re-baptized as an adult...

Aurich Bentheim District of Cloppenburg Emsland district District of Friesland District of Leer District of Oldenburg District of Osnabrück District...

years their bases of operation included the ports of Emden (on the coast of the Dutch Province Friesland), La Rochelle (on the coast of France) and Dover...

island of Pellworm was completely flooded. In East Frisia, the town of Emden was particularly hard hit. However, because the levees in the East Frisian...

mid-sized Lower Saxonian cities, like Wilhelmshaven (31.5%), Gifhorn (30.7%), Emden (26.3%), Hameln (25.3%), Salzgitter (23.6%), Helmstedt (20.8%) and Hildesheim...