Grimersum

Village of Krummhörn in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Grimersum
Coat of arms
Location of Grimersum
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53°28′38″N 7°10′14″E / 53.47709°N 7.17051°E / 53.47709; 7.17051CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictAurichMunicipalityKrummhörnArea
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16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)Elevation
3.8 m (12.5 ft)Population
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577Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
26736
Dialling codes04920

Grimersum 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 in between Eilsum and Wirdum, about 12.5 kilometers north of Emden.

The village, like nearby Groothusen, is one of the elongated warft villages that were built in the early 8th century on estuaries and bends as trading places for the expanding overseas trade of the Frisian peasant merchants.[1] The village is dominated by an old church, which was built in the 13th century.[2]

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  • Entrance to Grimersum
    Entrance to Grimersum
  • Worker's house
    Worker's house
  • View of the Church of Grimersum
    View of the Church of Grimersum

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Grimersum". Wierden en terpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Grimersum" [Evangelical Reformed Church Grimersum]. Ostfriesland (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2019.

External links

Media related to Grimersum at Wikimedia Commons


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