Aurich

Aurich lies in East Frisia, where it was recorded as Aurechove in 1276. After an attack on the town, Count Edzard of the Cirksena dynasty began rebuilding it in 1517. The region's governing authorities were brought together at Aurich in 1539, establishing its place as the seat of East Frisian government. It retained that role when the county passed to Prussia in 1744.