Osteel is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1164 . The early settlement was on the edge of a moor. The arms of the municipality shows a golden crown at the top on a blue background. In the centre is a golden hammer. Left and right of each is a golden trifoliate clover . The clovers point to the agricultural sector.

Attractions

A landmark of the village is Warnfried Church, dated to the 12th Century. The church has a length of 63 meters and is dedicated to Saint Werenfried. The Organ of the Church is the second oldest in

Ostfriesland East Frisia or East Friesland (german: Ostfriesland; ; stq, Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia ...

. It was built in 1619 by Master

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. Outside the church stands a monument to the astronomers

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and

Johannes Fabricius Johann Goldsmid, better known by his Latinized name Johann(es) Fabricius (8 January 1587 – 19 March 1616), eldest son of David Fabricius (1564–1617), was a Frisian/German astronomer and a discoverer of sunspots (in 1610), independently of Ga ...

. David first documented several stars and drew one of the first maps of East Frisia. His son Johannes first discovered sunspots with the aid of a telescope. Warnfried-Kirche Seitenansicht.JPG, Warmfried Church File:Fabricius-Denkmal msu 2018-4872.jpg, Monument to David and Johannes Fabricus outside the church File:Osteel Orgel.jpg, Church organ

Transport

The main town is on the Osteel Bundesstraße 72 about six miles south of the old town. Railway lines connect it to

Emden Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528. History The exact founding date of E ...

. After the closure of the station in 1978, the next station is now in three km south at

Marienhafe Marienhafe is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, a ...

Notable people

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), astronomer *

(1587–1617), astronomer *

Friedrich Vissering Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(1826–1885), Reichstagsabgeordneter * Dirk Agena, (1889–1934), Politician and Reichstagsabgeordneter * Siemen Rühaak (1950-), actor

References

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{{Authority control Towns and villages in East Frisia Aurich (district)