Leybucht

The Leybucht is the second largest bay in East Frisia in northwest Germany after the Dollart. The Jade Bight is larger than both, but belongs historically to Oldenburg.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greetsiel and Leybuchtpolder.

Greetsiel

Village

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Greetsiel is a small port on the bight of Leybucht in western East Frisia, Germany, that was first documented in letters from the year 1388. Since 1972, Greetsiel has been part of the municipality of Krummhörn, which has its administrative seat in Pewsum. Greetsiel is situated 4½ km south of Leybucht.

Leybuchtpolder

Village

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Leybuchtpolder is part of the borough of Norden in East Frisia on Germany's North Sea coast and was an independent municipality until 1972. Leybuchtpolder is geologically the most recent of Norden's parishes and has 461 inhabitants. Leybuchtpolder is situated 4½ km southeast of Leybucht.

Pilsum

Village

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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 is situated 6 km south of Leybucht.

Leybucht

Type: Bay
Description: bay
Category: body of water
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.53916° or 53° 32′ 21″ north

Longitude

7.08838° or 7° 5′ 18″ east

Open location code

9F59G3QQ+M9

GeoNames ID

2878197

Wikidata ID

Q883576

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Leybucht” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Leybucht”
Danish: “Leybucht”
Dutch: “Leybocht”
Dutch: “Leybucht”
French: “golfe de Ley”
French: “Golfe de Ley”
French: “Leybucht”
German: “Leybucht”
Western Frisian: “Leybocht”

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