Campen is a village in the region of
East Frisia
East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...
, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
,
Germany
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. It is part of the municipality of
Krummhörn
Krummhörn is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems (river), Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 10 km northwest of ...
.
Although Campen is only a small village, it still has two churches: the
Reformed village church from the thirteenth century and the
Old-Reformed church from 1905. Near the village is the
Campen lighthouse. It was built in 1889 and has been in use since 1891. It is 65.3 meters high, making it the tallest lighthouse in Germany.
The village of Campen was first attested as ''Campe maiori'' in the 10th century.
Gallery
File:Campen Ortseingangsschild 2016-07-20 13.54.34.jpg, Entrance to Campen
File:ChurchCampenOldRef.JPG, Old-Reformed Church of Campen
File:Campen Reformed Church12.jpg, Reformed Church of Campen
File:Campen Lighthouse-msu-0111.jpg, Campen lighthouse
References
External links
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Krummhörn
Towns and villages in East Frisia
Villages in Lower Saxony