Emsigerland

The Emsigerland is a historical region on the western edge of East Friesland right on the Wadden Sea and covers a wide area around the city of Emden. The Emsigerland bordered to the north by the Federgau, on the northeast by the Brookmerland, on the east by the Moormerland and on the south by the Rheiderland.

The Emsigerland is from a historical country church, the Emsgau, emerged, the economic center of gravity made ​​it. Unlike in the rest of East Frisia became established there not a chief system, the Countries of Emsgo and thus the Emsigerland remained autonomous. This changed in 1379, when the region was taken by the tom Brok in possession whose heritage began the Cirksenas.