Campen, Germany Explained

Campen
Art:Village
Wappen:Wappen Campen.jpg
Coordinates:53.4004°N 7.0513°W
Bundesland:Lower Saxony
Landkreis:Aurich
Municipality:Krummhörn
Höhe:1
Area Metro:6.06
Pop Metro:475
Plz:26736
Vorwahl:04927

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campen . Greetsiel-Krummhoern.de . 17 October 2023 . de.