Hage

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

53°36′N 7°17′E / 53.600°N 7.283°E / 53.600; 7.283CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictAurich Municipal assoc.HageGovernment • MayorJohannes Trännapp (Ind.)Area • Total16.62 km² (6.42 sq mi)Elevation1 m (3 ft)Population • Total6,424 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes0 49 31Vehicle registrationAURWebsitewww.hage-nordsee.de

Hage (East Frisian: Haag) is a small East Frisian town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Located in the Aurich District close to the North Sea, approx. 5 km east of Norden, Hage has a population of 5,893 as of 31 December 2002. Hage is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hage.

It is believed^{[according to whom?]} people from the area emigrated to Sundsvall in Sweden centuries ago and kept Hage as their surname. Descendants of that group eventually emigrated to Australia around 1900, to South Stradbroke Island near the Gold Coast in the state of Queensland. To this day the descendants from that group maintain a strong presence in southeast Queensland.

Notable people

• Rudolf Ströbinger (1931–2005), journalist and writer

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