Leaning Tower of Suurhusen
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.Photo: optikorakel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Leaning tower in East Frisia, Germany
- Address: Am Schiefen Turm 12, Suurhusen, Hinte, 26759
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suurhusen Church and Burg Hinta.
Burg Hinta
Castle
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burg Hinta is a castle, which is situated 2 km west of Leaning Tower of Suurhusen.
Hinte church
Church
Photo: SeaSide, Public domain.
Hinte church is situated 2 km west of Leaning Tower of Suurhusen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suurhusen and Osterhusen.
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.
Osterhusen
Village
Osterhusen is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Hinte, of which it is located to the northeast.
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.
Leaning Tower of Suurhusen
- Categories: steeple, inclined tower, tower, church, building, and tourism
- Location: Hinte, Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.41357° or 53° 24′ 49″ northLongitude
7.22335° or 7° 13′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F59C67F+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 129287102OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q132031
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Leaning Tower of Suurhusen” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “সুরহুসেনের হেলানো টাওয়ার”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج سوراهوسين المايل”
- French: “tour penchée de Suurhusen”
- French: “Tour penchée de Suurhusen”
- German: “Schiefer Turm von Suurhusen”
- Italian: “Torre pendente di Suurhusen”
- Japanese: “ズールフーゼンの斜塔”
- Korean: “주르후젠의 사탑”
- Portuguese: “Torre de Suurhusen”
- Romanian: “Turnul Înclinat din Suurhusen”
- Russian: “Падающая башня, Зуурхузен”
- Spanish: “capilla de Suurhusen”
- Spanish: “Capilla de Suurhusen”
- Ukrainian: “Похила вежа в Зуургузені”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Suurhausen and Landarbeitermuseum Suurhusen.
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