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Pilsum | |
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 Aerial view of Pilsum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pilsum  | |
  Pilsum  Pilsum | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′59″N 7°03′49″E / 53.48308°N 7.06351°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Aurich |
| Municipality | Krummhörn |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.5 m (18.0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26736 |
| Dialling codes | 04926 |
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 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]
- ^ "Pilsum". Wierden en terpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Scheiblich, Reinhard; Staack, Hans Helge (2010). Leuchttürme Lexikon [Glossary of Lighthouses] (in German). Edition Ellert & Richter. pp. 136–138. ISBN 978-3-8319-0038-1.