Wittmund (district)

Wittmund
District
Flag of Wittmund
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Coat of arms of Wittmund
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CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalWittmund
Area
 • Total656.65 km2 (253.53 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total58,359
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWTM
Websitelandkreis.wittmund.de/

Wittmund is a Landkreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is in East Frisia, on the North Sea coast.

Part of the Wadden Sea and of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park are in Wittmund. The East Frisian Islands, Langeoog and Spiekeroog, are in this district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Wittmund
Towns Samtgemeinden
  1. Wittmund


Free municipalities

  1. Friedeburg
  2. Langeoog
  3. Spiekeroog
  1. Dunum
  2. Esens1, 2
  3. Holtgast
  4. Moorweg
  5. Neuharlingersiel
  6. Stedesdorf
  7. Werdum
  1. Blomberg
  2. Eversmeer
  3. Nenndorf
  4. Neuschoo
  5. Ochtersum
  6. Schweindorf
  7. Utarp
  8. Westerholt1
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

References

  1. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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