Krummhörn

Krummhörn
Pumping station in Greetsiel Pumping station in Greetsiel
Coat of arms of Krummhörn Coat of arms
Krummhörn
Location of Krummhörn within Aurich district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Government
• Mayor	Johann Saathoff (SPD)
Area
• Total	159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	12,228
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	26736
Dialling codes	04923, 04926, 04927
Vehicle registration	AUR
Website	www.krummhoern.de

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.

The community (Gemeinde) of Krummhörn comprises 19 villages (population as of 31 December 2008):

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.