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Pilsum Destination Guide

Touring Pilsum in Germany

Pilsum in the region of Lower Saxony is located in Germany - some 272 mi or ( 438 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pilsum

Time in Pilsum is now 04:22 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zwolle, The Hague, Leeuwarden, Haarlem, and Groningen. Being here already, consider visiting Zwolle . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pilsum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Greetsiel - Der NDR zu Gast im Hotel Krabbe von Greetsiel

5:46 min by lealarissaemiglia
Views: 1328 Rating: 5.00

Radiointerview mit der Inhaberin des Hotels "Die Krabbe von Greetsiel". Aufgezeichnet durch den NDR im Sommer 2009. Mittschnitt der Ausstrahlung des Nordwestradios. ..

Ostfriesland 2012

50:49 min by Charly Turk
Views: 783 Rating: 0.00

Ich habe mal ein paar Tage Urlaub mit Frau und dem Commandante Chequehuahua "Flo" in Ostfriesland gemacht. Wir waren auf Borkum, in Greetsiel, in Emden und auf Norderney... (I once made a few days hol ..


Greetsiel am Hafen zu Pfingsten 2010

0:41 min by Andre Vorreiter
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Drachenfest Trockenstrand Upleward am 10 10 2010

1:59 min by nessemail
Views: 303 Rating: 5.00

Drachenfest am Trockenstrand von Upleward ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Appingen Abbey

Appingen Abbey is a former Carmelite monastery in the parish of Greetsiel, which is dedicated to Saint Mary. It was named after the village of the same name.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.48 7.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1437 establishments in Germany, 1545 disestablishments in Germany, Carmelite monasteries in Germany, Christian monasteries established in the 15th century, History of Friesland

Pilsum Lighthouse

The Pilsum Lighthouse was built in 1891 in order to provide a beacon for the Emshörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn. It has guided ships through the narrow channel since 1915. In the First World War its light was extinguished in order that enemy ships could not navigate the route. After that it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.50 7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: East Frisia, Lighthouses completed in 1891, Lighthouses in Lower Saxony

Greetsiel

Greetsiel is a small port on the bight of Leybucht in western East Frisia, Germany that was first documented in letters from the year 1388. Since 1972, Greetsiel has been part of the municipality of Krummhörn, which has its administrative seat in Pewsum. The nearest railway station is at Emden, about 15–20 kilometres (&#160) away, and the two towns are linked by a bus service. Although originally just a small but picturesque fishing village, Greetsiel has become a major tourist attraction.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.50 7.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Towns and villages in East Frisia, Towns in Lower Saxony

Leybucht

The Leybucht is the second largest bay in East Frisia in northwest Germany after the Dollart. The Jade Bight is larger than both, but belongs historically to Oldenburg.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.53 7.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Bays of Lower Saxony, Geography of East Frisia

Reception Tower Utlandshörn

The Reception Tower Utlandshörn was a 65 metre (211 ft) high wood framework tower built of oak wood on the area of the radio reception station Utlandshoern, a part of Norddeich Radio coastal station (callsign DAN). This tower carried wire antennas of four arms on its top, which were manufactured of teak wood, for the reception of short wave signals. It was built in 1935.

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Located at 53.56 7.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1977 disestablishments, Demolished buildings and structures, Destroyed landmarks in Germany, Towers completed in 1935