Campen, Germany

Campen is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn.

Campen
Campen as seen from the Campen lighthouse
Campen as seen from the Campen lighthouse
Coat of arms of Campen
Location of Campen
Campen is located in Germany
Campen
Campen
Campen is located in Lower Saxony
Campen
Campen
Coordinates: 53.40037°N 7.05125°E / 53.40037; 7.05125
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
MunicipalityKrummhörn
Area
  Metro
6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
  Metro
475
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26736
Dialling codes04927

Although Campen is only a small village, it still has two churches: the Reformed village church from the thirteenth century and a Old-Reformed church from 1905. Near the village is the Campen lighthouse. It was built in 1889 and has been in use since 1891. It is 65.3 meters high, making it the tallest lighthouse in Germany.[1]

The village of Campen was first attested as Campe maiori in the 10th century.[1]

References

  1. "Campen". Greetsiel-Krummhoern.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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