Pilsum
Pilsum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located between Manslagt and Greetsiel.
Pilsum | |
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 Aerial view of Pilsum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pilsum | |
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| Coordinates: 53.48308°N 7.06351°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Municipality | Krummhörn |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.5 m (18.0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26736 |
| Dialling codes | 04926 |
Pilsum was built on a warft. The original version of the current Church of Pilsum was built in around 1240.[1] To the northwest of Pilsum is the 11 metres high Pilsum Lighthouse, located on a dyke on the Wadden Sea.[2]
Gallery
Brewery
Former Pilsum brickworks
Notable people
- Andreas Bodenstein (1486–1541), theologian
References
- "Pilsum". Wierden en terpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- Scheiblich, Reinhard; Staack, Hans Helge (2010). Leuchttürme Lexikon [Glossary of Lighthouses] (in German). Edition Ellert & Richter. pp. 136–138. ISBN 978-3-8319-0038-1.
External links
Media related to Pilsum at Wikimedia Commons
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