| Type: | Stadt |
| Norden | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Norden (Ostfriesland) COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 53.5967°N 7.2056°W |
| Image Plan: | Norden in AUR.svg |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Aurich |
| Elevation: | 7 |
| Area: | 106.33 |
| Postal Code: | 26506, 26492–26496, 26501, 26519–26520 |
| Area Code: | 04931 |
| Licence: | AUR, NOR |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 4 52 019 |
| Divisions: | 10 districts |
| Website: | www.norden.de |
| Mayor: | Florian Eiben[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
| Party: | SPD |
Norden (East Frisian Low Saxon: Nörden) is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.
| + Area in ha by usage As at 30 June 2009[2] | ||
| Area | area | |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings and open spaces | 943.54 | |
| Business areas | 33.38 | |
| Fields and sports facilities | 71.34 | |
| Roads, paths and parking lots | 420.76 | |
| Agricultural land | 8,410.04 | |
| Forests | 46.64 | |
| Waterbodies, ditches, ponds | 291.11 | |
| Protected areas among others | 250.10 | |
| Total area | 10,466.91 |
Norden consists of the town itself and ten official subdistricts. In addition to the old town centre, the main town includes the former municipality of Sandbauerschaft and the subdistricts Ekel, Lintel and Westgaste. They are divided into various quarters and residential areas such as Neustadt, Westlintel, Ostlintel, Ekelergaste, In der Wirde, Vierzig Diemat, Martensdorf, or "millionaire quarter". They have in common that they do not have any administrative function, but are places referred to in everyday local language.
The other subdistricts are Bargebur, Leybuchtpolder, Norddeich (which bore the name Lintelermarsch until 1972), Westermarsch I, Westermarsch II, Southderneuland I, Southderneuland II and Tidofeld.
The main town and the villages of Bargebur, Norddeich, Süderneneuland I and Süderneuland II, as well as parts of Westermarsch II, have largely grown together, and with the exception of Norddeich and Westermarsch II, form extensive residential and commercial areas in the south and east of the borough. About 92.5% of the total urban population live in this "metropolitan area".[3] The remaining subdistricts continue to be very rural and mostly sparsely populated, but they occupy by far the largest share of the total area of the borough.
Norden railway station is served by InterCity and Regional-Express trains of Deutsche Bahn.
Appeared in the novel by Erskin Childers, and the film, Riddle of the Sands. WW1 fictional historic novel.