What is Westermarsch I?
{{Infobox Ortsteil einer Gemeinde in Deutschland | Name = Westermarsch I | Art = Stadtteil | Town = [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]] | Wappen = Wappen von Westermarsch I.png |coordinates = {{coord|53|34|27|N|07|09|08|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | Bundesland = Lower Saxony | Höhe = 1 | Fläche = 19.424 | Einwohner = 442 | Stand= 2016-12-31 | PLZ = 26506 | Vorwahl = 04931 | Lageplan = Norden-Westermarsch I.svg | Lageplanbeschreibung = Lage von Westermarsch I im Stadtgebiet von Norden }} '''Westermarsch I''' was an independent municipality in [[Lower Saxony]] until the municipal reform of 1972 and, as such, a member of the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of [[Leybucht]]. Today Westermarsch I is a part of the East Frisian borough of [[Norden (Ostfriesland)|Norden]] with about 450 residents (as at 12/2016),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norden.de/index.phtml?mNavID=1.100&sNavID=549.20&La=1#5 |title=Norden.de: Einwohnerzahl nach Ortsteilen |access-date=2022-02-10 |archive-date=2017-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506084450/http://norden.de/index.phtml?mNavID=1.100&sNavID=549.20&La=1#5 |url-status=dead }}</ref> spread over an area of 19.42&nbsp;km².<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norden.de/index.phtml?mNavID=1.100&sNavID=549.48&La=1 |title=Norden.de: Ortsteile der Stadt Norden |access-date=2022-02-10 |archive-date=2017-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001030821/https://www.norden.de/index.phtml?mNavID=1.100&sNavID=549.48&La=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Geography == Westermarsch I is bordered to the east by the town of Norden and to the north by Westermarsch II. The [[North Sea]] coast forms its natural boundary in the west and the watercourse of the [[Norder Tief]] as well as the Norden subdivision of [[Neuwesteel]] to the south. The ''[[Landesstraße]]'' 27 connects Westermarsch I with the town of Norde