Pilsum | |
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 Aerial view of Pilsum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pilsum | |
  Pilsum  Pilsum | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′59″N 7°03′49″E / 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 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 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
External links
Media related to Pilsum at Wikimedia Commons
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