Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn

Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn is a nature reserve in Krummhörn, Aurich, Lower Saxony. Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn is situated nearby to the village Hauener Ring, as well as near Neu Hauen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pilsum Lighthouse and Greetsiel Church.

Pilsum Lighthouse

Photo: Ohrenschmalz, Public domain.

Pilsum Lighthouse was built in 1891 as a sector light for the Ems‌hörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn.

Greetsiel Church

Church

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Greetsiel Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn.

Hohes Haus

Hotel

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Hohes Haus is a hotel, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greetsiel and Pilsum.

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 3½ km southeast of Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn.

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 4 km south of Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn.

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 6 km east of Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn.

Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Naturschutzgebiet Leyhorn”
Location: Krummhörn, Aurich, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.51907° or 53° 31′ 9″ north

Longitude

7.05313° or 7° 3′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F59G393+J7

GeoNames ID

13517424

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German: “Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn”

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