Esens, Lower Saxony

For other uses, see Essen (disambiguation).

Esens is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 14 km northwest of Wittmund, and 20 km northeast of Aurich.

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  Esens townhall in wintertime
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  Aerial view of Esens harbour Bensersiel

Esens
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Esens within Wittmund district
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Coordinates: 53°38′49″N 7°36′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wittmund
Municipal assoc.	Esens
Government
• Mayor	Karin Emken[1]
Area
• Total	26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,427
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26427
Dialling codes	04971
Vehicle registration	WTM
Website	www.esens.de

Esens is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Esens.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Eilert Dieken (1898-1960), German Nazi policeman and gendarme who murdered the Ulma family in Markowa (Poland) in 1944
• David Fabricius (1564-1617), theologian, major amateur astronomer and cartographer
• Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661), Lutheran theologian
• Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714), composer
• Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia (1665-1708), Prince of East Friesland from the House of Cirksena
• Enno Rudolph Brenneysen, (1669-1734), jurist and chancellor of East Friesland
• Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725-1776), theologian, zoologist and professor in Erlangen
• Theodore Thomas (conductor) (1835-1905), composer, founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Gerhard Tappen (1866-1953), General of the Artillery
• Timo Schultz (born 1977), German footballer

Christian Everhard