Pilsum Explained

Pilsum
Art:Village
Wappen:Wappen Pilsum.jpg
Coordinates:53.4831°N 7.0635°W
Bundesland:Lower Saxony
Landkreis:Aurich
Municipality:Krummhörn
Höhe:5.5
Area Metro:10.81
Pop Metro:537
Plz:26736
Vorwahl: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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pilsum . Wierden en terpen . 17 October 2023 . nl.
  2. Book: Leuchttürme Lexikon . Scheiblich . Reinhard . Staack . Hans Helge . Edition Ellert & Richter . 978-3-8319-0038-1 . 2010 . de . Glossary of Lighthouses . 136–138 .