Norden, Lower Saxony


Norden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.
WWW norden.de

Town and land use

+ Area in ha by usage
As at 30 June 2009		-
Areaarea
Buildings and open spaces943.54
Business areas33.38
Fields and sports facilities71.34
Roads, paths and parking lots420.76
Agricultural land8,410.04
Forests46.64
Waterbodies, ditches, ponds291.11
Protected areas among others250.10
Total area10,466.91

Norden consists of the town itself and ten official subdistricts. In addition to the old town centre, the main town includes the former municipality of Sandbauerschaft and the subdistricts Ekel, Lintel and Westgaste. They are divided into various quarters and residential areas such as Neustadt, Westlintel, Ostlintel, Ekelergaste, In der Wirde, Vierzig Diemat, Martensdorf, or "millionaire quarter". They have in common that they do not have any administrative function, but are places referred to in everyday local language.
The other subdistricts are Bargebur, Leybuchtpolder, Norddeich, Westermarsch I, Westermarsch II, Süderneuland I, Süderneuland II, Tidofeld and Ostermarsch.
The main town and the villages of Bargebur, Norddeich, Süderneneuland I and Süderneuland II, as well as parts of Westermarsch II, have largely grown together, and with the exception of Norddeich and Westermarsch II, form extensive residential and commercial areas in the south and east of the borough. About 92.5% of the total urban population live in this "metropolitan area". The remaining subdistricts continue to be very rural and mostly sparsely populated, but they occupy by far the largest share of the total area of the borough.

Transport

Norden railway station is served by InterCity and Regional-Express trains of Deutsche Bahn.

Notable people

Sport