Krummhörn

For the musical instrument also spelled "Krummhorn" (with non-umlauted O), see Crumhorn.

Krummhörn is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, and 10 km northwest of Emden.

Krummhörn
Municipality
Pumping station in Greetsiel
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Krummhörn within Aurich district
Krummhörn Show map of Germany Krummhörn Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°26′N 7°5′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Subdivisions	19 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Hilke Looden[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,349
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26736
Dialling codes	04923, 04926, 04927
Vehicle registration	AUR
Website	www.krummhoern.de

The municipality of Krummhörn comprises 19 villages (Ortsteile), and their official population as of 31 December 2008 is as follows:

Campen (507) Canum (293) Eilsum (612) Freepsum (406) Greetsiel (1553) Grimersum (604) Groothusen (483)

Hamswehrum (493) Jennelt (384) Loquard (621) Manslagt (413) Pewsum, main village (3289) Pilsum (594) Rysum (730)

Upleward (405) Uttum (505) Visquard (720) Woltzeten (200) Woquard (191)

Notable people

The Pilsum Lighthouse

• Eggerik Beninga (1490–1562), a chronicler of the Frisians, was born in Grimersum.
• David Folkerts-Landau (born 1949), German economist