Esens is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. It is situated near the

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coast, approx. 14 km northwest of

Wittmund Wittmund is a town and capital of the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Wittmund is a town of 21,000 inhabitants located in Germany's historic coastal district of East Frisia, between the towns of Aurich and Jever. The ...

, and 20 km northeast of

Aurich Aurich (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Auerk'', West Frisian: ''Auwerk'', stq, Aurk) is a town in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich and is the second largest City in East Frisia, both i ...

. Rathaus_Esens.jpg, Esens townhall in wintertime 2012-05-13 Nordsee-Luftbilder DSCF8737.jpg, Aerial view of Esens harbour Bensersiel Esens is also the seat of the ''

Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenbu ...

'' ("collective municipality") Esens.

Sons and daughters of the city

David Fabricius David Fabricius (9 March 1564 – 7 May 1617) was a German pastor who made two major discoveries in the early days of telescopic astronomy, jointly with his eldest son, Johannes Fabricius (1587–1615). David Fabricius (Latinization of his proper n ...

(1564-1617), theologian, major amateur astronomer and cartographer * Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661), Lutheran theologian *

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (25 July 1657 – 17 April 1714) was a German Baroque composer, a prolific writer of church music and secular music. Much of his work is lost due to a fire. Life Erlebach was born in Esens, Lower Saxony, the son of J ...

(1657-1714), composer *

Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia Prince Christian Everhard of East Frisia (1 October 1665, Esens, Lower Saxony, Esens – 30 June 1708, Aurich) was a Prince of East Frisia from the House of Cirksena from the day he was born in 1665, but remained under guardianship until 1690. L ...

(1665-1708), Prince of East Friesland from the House of Cirksena *

Enno Rudolph Brenneysen Enno Rudolph Brenneysen (26 October 1669 in Esens – 22 September 1734 in Aurich) was Chancellor of East Friesland under Prince George Albert. Life Brenneysen attended the Ulrich High School in Norden.Johann Eilers: Artikel ''Enno Rudolf ...

, (1669-1734), jurist and chancellor of East Friesland *

Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (25 April 1725 – 5 January 1776) was a German zoologist. Statius Müller was born in Esens, and was a professor of natural science at Erlangen. Between 1773 and 1776, he published a German translation of Linnaeu ...

(1725-1776), theologian, zoologist and professor in

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhabi ...

Theodore Thomas (conductor) Theodore Thomas (October 11, 1835January 4, 1905) was a German-American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the ...

(1835-1905), composer, founder of the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenu ...

Gerhard Tappen Dietrich Gerhard Emil Theodor Tappen (3 July 1866 – 28 May 1953) was a German World War I general. Born in Esens, Tappen joined the Prussian Army in 1885 and became career officer with the artillery. At the start of the First World War, Tappe ...

(1866-1953), General of the Artillery *

Timo Schultz Timo Schultz (born 26 August 1977) is a German former footballer, and manager, who last managed FC St. Pauli. Career Born in Wittmund, Schultz is a youth product of Werder Bremen. After playing for the club's reserves for four years, he went on ...

(born 1977), German footballer Christianeberhard

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* Towns and villages in East Frisia Wittmund (district) {{EastFrisia-stub