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Dornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisia
East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the Germany States of Germany of Lower Saxony.It connects Friesland with the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, all of which belong to the historic and geographic Frisia....
n district of Aurich
Aurich (district)

Aurich is a districts of Germany in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the North Sea, the districts of Wittmund and Leer , and the city of Emden....
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony lies in northern Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is situated near the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast, approx. 15 km east of Norden
Norden, Lower Saxony

Norden is a town in the Aurich , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia....
, and 20 km north of Aurich
Aurich

Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the Capital of the Aurich ....
.

w towns of Dornum are: Neßmersiel
Neßmersiel

Ne?mersiel belongs to the municipality Dornum in the rural district Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany. Ne?mersiel is located about 5 kilometres northwest of Dornum....
, Dornumersiel, Nesse, Roggenstede
Roggenstede

Roggenstede is a village of Dornum township, Landkreis Aurich, Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Germany.The place is bounded by the Dornumersieler Tief , the Schleitief , the Otjetief , the Alte Tief and covers an area of about 5,6 square kilometers....
, Westerbur, Westeraccum, Schwittersum.

um is home to the Lutheran St. Bartholomaeus Church. Bartholomaeus church contains an organ built by Gerhard von Holy.






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Dornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisia
East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the Germany States of Germany of Lower Saxony.It connects Friesland with the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, all of which belong to the historic and geographic Frisia....
n district of Aurich
Aurich (district)

Aurich is a districts of Germany in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the North Sea, the districts of Wittmund and Leer , and the city of Emden....
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony lies in northern Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is situated near the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 coast, approx. 15 km east of Norden
Norden, Lower Saxony

Norden is a town in the Aurich , in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia....
, and 20 km north of Aurich
Aurich

Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the Capital of the Aurich ....
.

Division of the municipality

A few towns of Dornum are: Neßmersiel
Neßmersiel

Ne?mersiel belongs to the municipality Dornum in the rural district Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany. Ne?mersiel is located about 5 kilometres northwest of Dornum....
, Dornumersiel, Nesse, Roggenstede
Roggenstede

Roggenstede is a village of Dornum township, Landkreis Aurich, Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Germany.The place is bounded by the Dornumersieler Tief , the Schleitief , the Otjetief , the Alte Tief and covers an area of about 5,6 square kilometers....
, Westerbur, Westeraccum, Schwittersum.

Notable places

Dornum is home to the Lutheran St. Bartholomaeus Church. Bartholomaeus church contains an organ built by Gerhard von Holy. The organ is now considered a national treasure. Dornum also houses the only surviving building of a synagogue in East Frisia
East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the Germany States of Germany of Lower Saxony.It connects Friesland with the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, all of which belong to the historic and geographic Frisia....
.

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.

Notable residents

Minnie Schönberg (Minnie_Marx
Minnie Marx

Minnie Sch?nberg Marx , born in Dornum, East Frisia, then a part of the Kingdom of Hanover, was the mother and manager for the Marx Brothers, wife of Sam Marx, and the sister of vaudeville star Al Shean....
), 1865-1929, mother of the Marx_brothers
Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling comedians who appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film, and television....
 and her brother Al Shean
Al Shean

Al Shean was the stage name for comedian Albert Sch?nberg. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers....


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