Dornum
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| Dornum | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Municipal subdivisions | 8 districts |
| Mayor | Michael Hook (Ind.) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 69.32 km² (26.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | 4,807 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 69 /km² (180 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AUR |
| Postal code | 26553 |
| Area codes | 0 49 33, 0 49 38 (Sielrott, Westdorf) |
| Website | www.dornum.de |
Dornum is a village and a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 15 km east of Norden, and 20 km north of Aurich.
[edit] Division of the municipality
A few towns of Dornum are: Neßmersiel, Dornumersiel, Nesse, Roggenstede, Westerbur, Westeraccum, Schwittersum.
[edit] Notable places
Dornum is home to the The St. Bartholomaeus Church. Bartholomaeus church contains an organ built by Gerhard von Holy. The organ is now considered a national treasure.
The receiving terminal for gas through Europipe I and II lies at Dornum in northern Germany. The gas is transported on from here through a 48 kilometre pipeline to Emden for quality and volume metering. From here the gas is routed to customers’ gas grids.
The Czech Republic and Austria receive gas through Europipe II at Dornum. The Czechs take over the gas here for onward transport via the German St Katerina gas grid, at the German-Czech border. Austria takes over the gas at the German-Austrian border at Oberkappel.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
- Pipe organ concert tour (German)
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