Esens, Lower Saxony

Essen
Essen
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Essen within Wittmund district
	Essen Essen
	Coordinates: 53°38′49″N 7°36′46″E / 53.64694°N 7.61278°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Wittmund
Municipal assoc.	Essen
Government
• Mayor	Karin Emken
Area
• Total	26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,427
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26427
Dialling codes	04971
Vehicle registration	WTM
Website	www.esens.de

Esens is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 14 km northwest of Wittmund, and 20 km northeast of Aurich.

Esens is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Esens.

Sons and daughters of the city

David Fabricius (1564-1617), theologian, major amateur astronomer and cartographer
Johann Hülsemann (1602-1661), Lutheran theologian
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714), composer
Christian Everhard, Prince of East Frisia (1665-1708), Prince of East Friesland from the House of Cirksena
Enno Rudolph Brenneysen, (1669-1734), jurist and chancellor of East Friesland
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725-1776), theologian, zoologist and professor in Erlangen
Theodore Thomas (conductor) (1835-1905), composer, founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gerhard Tappen (1866-1953), General of the Artillery
Timo Schultz (born 1977), German footballer