Aurich Attractions
Aurich lies on the Ems-Jade Canal, some 25km/15mi from the East Frisian coast. Its origins go back to around 1200, and for centuries it was the chief place in East Friesland. Peat is still cut in the surrounding moorlands.
Canal Cruises
On the Ems-Jade Canal is Aurich's harbor, the starting point of cruises in small boats on the canal.
Historical Museum
The Historical Museum in Aurich is housed in the former chancery of the Counts and Princes of East Friesland.
Palace
The Schloss in Aurich is a palace built in 1851-55 on the foundations of a much older castle and now occupied by government offices. Attached to the Schloss are the court stables (Marstall; 1732).
Pingelhus
The low Pingelhus on the Georswall in Aurich, whose bell used to announce the departure of ships, was the meeting place of the East Frisian Landschaft (a rural credit association established to assist nobles ruined by the Seven Years War). It was rebuilt around 1900 in Renaissance style and has a sumptuously appointed interior (portraits of Counts and Princes of East Friesland).
St Lambert's Church
The Lambertikirche (1832-35) in Aurich has a carved Gothic altar from Antwerp (c. 1510).
Stiftsmühle
The Stiftsmühle in Aurich is a windmill which is still in working order. The Mill Museum is contained within.
