Pilsum

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
Village of Krummhörn
Aerial view of Pilsum
Coat of arms
Location of Pilsum
Pilsum Show map of Germany Pilsum Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53.48308°N 7.06351°E / 53.48308; 7.06351
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipality	Krummhörn
Area
• Metro	10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Elevation	5.5 m (18 ft)
Population
• Metro	537
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26736
Dialling codes	04926

Pilsum was built on a warft. The original version of the current Church of Pilsum was built 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

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  Church of Pilsum
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  Pilsum Lighthouse
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  Brewery
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  Former Pilsum brickworks

Notable people

• Andreas Bodenstein (1486–1541), theologian