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Dornumersiel
Human settlement in Germany
Dornumersiel is an East Frisian village and coastal resort on the Wadden Sea coast in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Dornum, in the Aurich district. The village is converged with the village core of Westeraccumersiel.
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The two settlements are only divided by Dornumersieler Tief, the historical border of Norderland and Harlingerland. Dornumersiel has been part of the municipality of Dornum since 2001. Dornumersiel is located directly on the Wadden Sea coast south of the island of Langeoog. The main town of the municipality, Dornum, is about five kilometers away in a southwesterly direction. The nearest larger towns are Esens, twelve kilometers to the east, and Westerholt, seven kilometers to the south. The sluice (Siel) village is one of the oldest harbors on the East Frisian coast. The settlement of the place probably began in the 15th century.
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