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 | | It is the "Kreisstadt", or capital, of the district of Aurich. |
 | | 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 1539 the land authorities were brought together in Aurich, making it the capital of the county and, later, East Frisia, remaining the seat of the land authorities when East Frisia was conquered by Prussia in 1744. |
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