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Chapter 1

Table 1.1: Percentage of land in used a meadow and pasture Table 1.2: Settlement Landscape in East Table 1.3: Distribution of East Frisian settlements by population Table 1.4: Distribution of East Frisian population by landscape type Table 1.5: Percentage of farms by hectare size in the north German Marschlands by hectare size, agricultural census of 1895 Table 1.6: Cattle markets held in the administrative district of , 1884 Table 1.7: Cities in the North German Marschlands Table 1.8: Occupational structure of the north German Marschlands, 1895i 1.9: Confessional diversity in East 1.10: The dynasty of

Table 1.1: Percentage of land in Oldenburg used a meadow and pasture

Amt 1878 1893 1913

Jever 47.9 47.8 59.5 Butjadingen 63.5 67.9 79.6 78.6 80.6 83.8 Moormarsch 61.5 65.1 71.7 Oldenburg 24.6 26.8 36.5

Table 1.2: Settlement Landscape in East Friesland

Area Settlements Square km % Number % Marsch 1137.06 36.6 570 43.0 1091.25 35.1 631 47.7 Moor 764.04 24.5 108 8.2 Inseln 118.13 3.8 15 1.1 TOTAL 3110.48 100 1324 100

Table 1.3: Distribution of East Frisian settlements by population Settlement size Population Number % individual 1 - 50 772 58.3 small 51 - 1000 524 39.6 medium 1001 - 2000 16 1.2 large 2001 - 5000 8 0.6 largest more than 5000 4 0.3

Table 1.4: Distribution of East Frisian population by landscape type

Settlement Marsch Geest Moor Inseln size # % # % # % # % individual 417 73.2 329 52.1 18 16.7 8 53.3 small 149 26.0 288 45.7 82 75.9 5 33.3 medium 2 0.4 9 1.4 6 5.6 0 0 large 1 0.2 2 0.3 2 1.8 2 13.4 largest 1 0.2 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 570 100 631 100 108 100 15 100 population 71,670 29 124,701 50 43,677 17.5 8,724 3.5

Table 1.5: Percentage of farms by hectare size in the north German Marschlands by hectare size, agricultural census of 1895

0-2 2-5 5-20 20-100 > 100 ha. ha. ha. ha. ha. Norden- Norden 26.2 26.4 18.8 27.8 0.8 Land Emden 4.6 5.7 12.2 74.9 2.6 Amt 30.1 31.8 25.8 12.2 0.1 21.0 15.3 15.3 47.9 0.5 Aurich- Wittmund 14.4 23.9 35.5 25.8 0.4 Aurich 19.0 31.9 35.1 13.9 0.1 Stickhausen 30.1 31.8 25.8 12.2 0.1 -Bremervörde Himmelpforten 14.0 35.6 36.9 13.3 0.2 Bremervörde 19.6 38.7 31.5 10.0 0.2 14.3 35.0 41.8 8.7 0.2 Blumenthal 15.6 19.1 44.6 20.7 0.0 Geestemünde 14.1 20.8 44.9 20.0 0.1 Lehe 11.4 19.2 45.8 23.3 0.3 Neuhaus-Hadeln Jork 27.7 25.7 32.8 13.7 0.1 Kehdingen 14.5 18.9 26.3 35.8 4.5 Neuhaus 15.4 27.6 41.0 15.6 0.4 Hadeln 12.9 23.1 37.5 26.0 0.5 Lehe 11.4 19.2 45.8 23.3 0.3 Geestemünde 14.1 20.8 44.9 20.0 0.2 - Jever 67.9 9.8 6.9 15.4 0.0 Butjadingen 62.0 14.8 9.6 13.6 0.0 Brake 46.3 20.7 19.5 13.5 0.0 Elsfleth 50.8 16.7 16.2 16.2 0.1 Varel 52.8 22.6 16.4 8.0 0.2 Westerstede 47.5 29.0 18.8 4.7 0.1 Oldenburg- Landgemeinden 54.5 22.4 18.6 4.4 0.1

Table 1.6: Cattle markets held in the administrative district of Aurich, 1884

Place Amt # of markets Aurich Aurich 12 Bagband Aurich 1 Emden Emden 31 Emden 1 Oldersum Emden 4 Emden 2 Esens 12 Ihrhove Leer 2 Leer Leer 33 Loga Leer 1 Völlen Leer 2 Norden 2 Norden 2 Norden 2 Norden Norden 15 Stickhausen 2 Holte Stickhausen 2 Remels Stickhausen 2 West Stickhausen 2 Weener 2 Weener Weener 8 Bingum Wener 2 Altfunnixsiel Wittmund 1 Carolinensiel Wittmund 1 Horsten Wittmund 2 Neustadt-Gödens Wittmund 2 Wittmund Wittmund 17

Table 1.7: Cities in the North German Marschlands

City WK 1871 1905 1920 population population population

Oldenburg O1 28,565 Delmenhorst O1 20,150 Rüstringen O2 41,312 Emden H1 6,131 20,754 Leer H1 4,354 12,347 H2 - 26,012 30,000 Stade H18 4,747 10,837 Geestemünde H19 1,766 23,621 Lehe H19 3,055 16,281

Table 1.8: Occupational structure of the north German Marschlands, 1895ii

agriculture industry trade & other & crafts commerce Norden-Emden Norden 45.3 25.1 14.5 15.1 Land Emden 53.0 24.4 10.8 11.8 Emden Stadt 6.0 42.8 26.6 24.6 Amt Leer 56.3 21.7 11.9 10.1 Weener 55.4 23.3 9.0 12.3 Aurich-Wittmund Wittmund 39.3 26.4 10.0 24.3 Aurich 63.2 13.9 7.0 15.9 Stickhausen 56.3 21.7 11.9 10.1 Stade-Bremervörde Himmelpforten 46.6 23.6 8.4 21.4 Bremervörde 68.3 15.1 3.9 12.7 Osterholz 58.4 24.2 4.7 12.7 Blumenthal 23.2 56.1 9.0 11.7 Geestemünde 36.6 29.6 18.0 15.8 Lehe 42.3 29.7 12.4 15.6 Neuhaus-Hadeln Jork 47.7 25.9 12.6 13.8 Kehdingen 46.4 31.6 10.4 11.6 Neuhaus 49.4 27.6 7.9 15.1 Hadeln 58.8 16.8 7.9 16.5 Lehe 42.3 29.7 12.4 15.6 Geestemünde 36.6 29.6 18.0 15.8 Jever-Varel Jever 41.0 30.0 14.0 15.0 Rüstringen 8.5 63.5 10.0 18.0 Butjadingen 46.3 23.4 17.4 12.9 Brake 41.5 28.4 16.0 14.1 Elsfleth 52.6 25.0 8.8 13.6 Varel 46.9 32.2 8.3 12.6 Westerstede 68.0 18.6 6.0 7.4 Oldenburg-Delmenhorst Oldenburg/Stadt 3.5 37.5 23.0 36.0 Landgemeinden 44.6 31.7 5.8 17.9 Marschland average 44.3 28.6 11.6 15.5 Marschland median 46.4 26.4 10.4 15.0 23.0 41.3 16.9 18.8

1.9: Confessional diversity in East Frisia

Evangelical Catholic Jewish other

Norden 96.85 0.91 1.32 0.92

Emden 92.40 3.93 2.12 1.55

Leer 89.91 6.42 1.01 2.66

Weener 94.95 1.79 1.38 1.88

WK I 93.43 3.35 1.52 1.70

Aurich 97.60 0.92 1.08 0.40

Wittmund 92.29 6.44 0.63 0.64 Stickhause 91.28 7.41 0.03 1.28 n

Papenburg 12.73 86.15 1.08 0.04

WK II 89.05 9.61 0.68 0.66

Hanover 85.59 13.46 0.56 0.39

1.10: The Cirksena dynasty of East Frisia

Ulrich I 1464-1466 Enno I 1466-1491 Edzard I 1466-1528 Enno II 1528-1540 Edzard II 1540-1599 Enno III 1599-1625 Rudolf Christian 1625-1628 Ulrich II 1628-1648 Enno Ludwig 1648-1669 George Christian 1660-1665 Christian Eberhard 1665-1708 George Albrecht 1708-1734 Carl Edzard 1734-1744

i Statistik des Deutschen Reiches, volumes 104, 105, 107, (Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1897). Statistik des Deutschen Reiches volume 2, (Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1884). Figure for Aurich-Wittmund does not include the of Papenburg, which was in another administrative district. ii Statistik des Deutschen Reiches, volumes 104, 105, 107, (Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1897). Statistik des Deutschen Reiches volume 2, (Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1884). Figure for Aurich-Wittmund does not include the town of Papenburg, which was in another administrative district.