East Frisians ( German : Ostfriesen , Saterland Frisian : Aastefräisen ) are, in the wider sense, the inhabitants of East Frisia in the northwest of the German state of Lower Saxony . In the narrower sense the East Frisians are the eastern branch of the Frisians , a distinct Germanic ethnic group , and are one of the nationally recognized ethnic minorities in Germany, along with the Danes , Sorbs , Sinti and Romanies . They are closely related to the Saterland Frisians , who come from East Frisia and moved from the coastal region to the interior. The East Frisians are also related to the North Frisians and the Westlauwers Frisians .
6-534: Sometimes all Frisians from the eastern Frisian regions (East Frisians, Saterland Frisians, Oldenburg Frisians , Rüstringen Frisians , Wurtfrisians ) are referred to as East Frisians, because all these Frisians form the eastern branch of the Frisians. In the eastern Frisian regions, in contrast to North and West Frisia, the Frisian language was gradually replaced by Low Saxon dialects very early. The local dialect
12-820: A combined population of about 1.1 million (per the end of 2016) and an area of about 5,700 km2 (2,200 mi2 ). The borders of the Oldenburg Land are still clear today from the boundaries of institutions such the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg , the Offizialatsbezirk Vechta of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster and the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg . The largest towns, apart from
18-402: Is known as Oldenburg Münsterland , the mainly Lutheran northern part is known as Oldenburg Land ( Old Oldenburg ) in its narrower sense. In terms of Germany's modern administrative districts , Oldenburg Land roughly corresponds to Ammerland , Cloppenburg , Delmenhorst , Friesland , Oldenburg (rural) , Oldenburg (urban) , Vechta , Wesermarsch , and Wilhelmshaven . These 9 districts have
24-684: Is now East Frisian Low Saxon . Though not a Frisian language by linguistic classification, the language is a dialect of the Low Saxon language which is locally known as "East Frisian" ("Oostfreesk"), and has major influences in vocabulary and grammar from the original East Frisian language . The only surviving dialect of the East Frisian language is the Saterlandic dialect. In the Interfrisian Council , they are included in
30-563: The East section. This East Frisia article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oldenburg Land Oldenburg Land ( German : Oldenburger Land ) is a region and regional association in the German state of Lower Saxony in the area of the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (1815–1918), the later Free State of Oldenburg (1918–1946) and administrative district of Oldenburg (1946 to 1978), without its exclaves, along
36-462: The rivers Hunte and Hase . In the region between coastline, Dümmer and Damme Hills some of the population still speak Low German today and, in Saterland also Saterland Frisian . The region is rich in old Lower Saxon customs such as Schützenfests or Kohlfahrten . Typical country sports include Klootschießen and Boßeln . The mainly Catholic southern part of the Oldenburg Land
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