Dornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisia

East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....

n district of Aurich

Aurich (district)

Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the North Sea, the districts of Wittmund and Leer, and the city of Emden.- History :...

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated near the North Sea

North Sea

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 coast, approx. 15 km east of Norden

Norden, Lower Saxony

Norden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.-External links:* *...

, and 20 km north of Aurich

Aurich

Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.-History:The history of Aurich dates back to the 13th century, when the settlement of Aurechove was mentioned in a Frisian document called the Brokmerbrief in 1276. In 1517, Count Edzard from the house of...

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A few towns of Dornum are: Neßmersiel

Neßmersiel

Neßmersiel belongs to the municipality Dornum in the rural district Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany. Neßmersiel is located about 5 kilometres northwest of Dornum. From 1867 to 1977, Neßmersiel belonged to Norden ....

, Dornumersiel, Nesse, Roggenstede

Roggenstede

Roggenstede is a village of Dornum township, Landkreis Aurich, Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Germany.The place is bounded by the Dornumersieler Tief , the Schleitief , the Otjetief , the Alte Tief and covers an area of about 5,6 square kilometers...

, Westerbur, Westeraccum, Schwittersum.
Dornum is home to the Lutheran St. Bartholomaeus Church. Bartholomaeus church contains an organ built by Gerhard von Holy. The organ is now considered a national treasure.