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East Friesland |
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East Friesland (frēz`lənd), Ger. Ostfriesland, region and former duchy, c.1,100 sq mi (2,850 sq km), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on the North Sea. It includes the East Frisian Islands Frisian Islands (frĭzh`ən), chain of low-lying islands, off the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, in the North Sea. ..... Click the link for more information. and is separated in the west from the Netherlands by the Dollart, an inlet of the North Sea formed by the Ems estuary. Emden, a port and shipbuilding center, is the region's chief city. The extensive moors and marshlands of East Friesland have been partly reclaimed. Cattle raising, sheep raising, and farming are carried on, and there are fisheries along the coastline. East Friesland became a county of the Holy Roman Empire in 1454, was raised to a duchy in 1654, passed to Prussia in 1744, and—after various transfers during the French Revolutionary Wars—was attached to Hanover in 1815. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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KG placed an order with Voith Paper for the extension of the pre-drying group of PM 2 at its Weener mill in East Friesland, Germany. |
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