Kleines Meer
The Kleines Meer, also called the Hieve, is a lake in East Frisia. It lies northeast of Emden on the territory of the municipality of Hinte; its southwestern shore borders on the Uphusen-Marienwehr borough of Emden, its southeastern and eastern shores on the municipality of Südbrookmerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Germany
- Also known as: “Hieve - Kleines Meer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leaning Tower of Suurhusen and Loppersumer Meer.
Leaning Tower of Suurhusen
Photo: optikorakel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen is a late medieval steeple in Suurhusen, a village in the East Frisian region of northwestern Germany. According to the Guinness World Records it was at one time the most tilted tower in the world, although intentionally inclined towers such as the Montreal Tower far surpass it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forlitz-Blaukirchen and Loppersum.
Forlitz-Blaukirchen
Suburb
Forlitz-Blaukirchen is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Südbrookmerland. It is located to the east of the Großes Meer.
Loppersum
Village
Photo: Frisia Orientalis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loppersum is a village of almost 1,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Hinte, East Frisia, Germany. Most of the working people have a job in the neighbouring city of Emden.
Suurhusen
Village
Photo: AxelHeymann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suurhusen is a village north of Emden in the German region of East Frisia. It has about 1,100 inhabitants and is administered by the municipality of Hinte.
Kleines Meer
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.41242° or 53° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
7.27642° or 7° 16′ 35″ eastElevation
-4 metres (-13 feet)Open location code
9F59C76G+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 22700111OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2904827Wikidata ID
Q1746745
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kleines Meer” goes by many names.
- French: “Kleines Meer”
- German: “Hieve”
- German: “Kleines Meer”
- Russian: “Хифе”
- Spanish: “Lago Kleines”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loppersumer Meedehaus and Groß Sande.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wrantepott and Zühlke-Wald.
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