Dornum - Dornum

Dornum

federal state

Lower Saxony

Residents

4.442 (2019)

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location

Dornum

Dornum is a community in Ostfriesland.

Map of Dornum

background

Due to the location of Dornum close to the coast in East Friesland, tourism, especially measured in terms of overnight stays and visits to restaurants, is of considerable importance for the city in retail too. The city of Dornum (including its suburbs) has around 500,000 overnight stays per year. The Neßmersiel ferry port also belongs to the town of Dornum.

The city is located in the immediate vicinity of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park, which was established in 2009 together with the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park, in which the for Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg belonging islands Neuwerk, Nieghörn and Scharhörn, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Neßmer Watt as well as the Dornumer Watt and the Dornumer Nacken are located immediately north of Dornum.

The administrative center in the main town is about twelve kilometers west of the town of Esens in the neighboring district of Wittmund and sixteen kilometers northeast of the town of Norden. The district town of Aurich is about 21 kilometers south. Dornum lies on the border of the historical regions of Norderland and Harlingerland: While the larger western part with the main town is part of the Norderland, the smaller eastern part belongs to the Harlingerland.

In addition to the main town of Dornum, the municipality of the same name also includes the districts Dornumergrode, Dornumersiel, Westeraccumersiel, Nesse, Neßmersiel, Westeraccum, Westdorf (with Ostdorf), Westerbur and Roggenstede.

getting there

By plane

53.63217.19141 Norden-Norddeich Airport (EDWS) (IATA: NOD), Westerlooger Strohweg 5, 26506 North. Tel.: 49 (0)4931 93320, Fax: 49 (0)4931 93321523, Email: [email protected]. .The airfield can be used for travel by sport and business planes. He also serves for the Island flyer as a fulcrum for connections to the islands.last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)
53.70587.81632 Harle Airfield (ICAO: EDXP). Tel.: 49 (0)4464 94810. .The airfield serves the Island flyers for connections to the islands. For resident companies only. Other pilots may only approach the special landing site with the permission of the responsible aviation authority.last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)

By train

Dornum has a train station on the East Frisian Coast RailwayHowever, passenger traffic was discontinued in the 1980s, but special trips take place during the summer season as well as in the run-up to Christmas and between the years Ostfriesland coastal railway association on the north-Dornum section. The nearest train stations with regular traffic are therefore in Esens, 14 km away (every hour RB 59 from Wilhelmshaven) and in the north 20 km away (Intercitys from Bremen, Hanover, Berlin / Leipzig as well as Münster, Duisburg, Cologne).

By bus

Bus line K1 runs every two hours from Norden and Hage in one direction and from Esens, Neuharlingersiel and Wittmund-Carolinensiel in the other. The journey from the north train station takes 22 minutes, from Esens 19 minutes.

In the street

State road L 5 North - Dornum - Esens
State road L 7 Dornum - Aurich

A31 (Emden-Bottrop) on Emden city area (Emden-Nord exit, approx. 44 kilometers)
Riepe When driving in the direction of Oldenburg / Bremen, the route via the A 29 is shorter, the approach at Wilhelmshavener Kreuz is around 49 kilometers away. Overland bus routes connect Dornum with the north and Esens.

Road and train connections in East Frisia

By boat

To the 53.68547.360393 port of the district 2 km away 53.667777787.3551 Neßmersiel A ferry leaves one to four times a day, depending on the tide Baltrum out. The crossing takes about 30 minutes past seals on the eastern tip of Norderney.
To the 53.67957.48554 Dornumersiel harbor there are day trips from the North Sea island Langeoog.
At the 53.68027.48885 Accumersiel Yacht Club there are various berths available for guest boaters.
The few guest berths at 53.684187.360256 North Sea Yacht Club Neßmersiel are in demand, timely coordination with the harbor master is advisable.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Dornum synagogue

Today the only one is in Dornum Jewish synagogue in East Frisia. This is also a museum and a memorial for the Jews persecuted under National Socialism as well as the Reichsprogromnacht, during which numerous synagogues in and outside East Frisia were deliberately destroyed by arson. The museum shows the exhibition areas of culture, religion and the history of Jewish life. The synagogue is freely accessible, regardless of the denomination of the visitors, but it should be noted that, just like in other Jewish institutions, the Dornum synagogue may only be entered with headgear (men and women).

Two-Siele Museum

The museum, located in the coastal town of Dornumsiel not far from Dornum, reminds of the historical importance of the fishing and merchant shipping settlements. Here you can find historical objects, models and display boards.

Christian churches

Bartholomäus Church in the center of Dornum is a national church that is often already known to tourists. It was built between the years 1270 and 1290, the bell tower dates from the 13th century. Under the church building there is a crypt in which the coffins of the chief family are housed. The organ of the church, which was completed in 1711, is the second largest organ in East Frisia.