Groothusen

Groothusen is an old Langwurtendorf – a village on an artificially-built ridge – in the municipality of Krummhörn in western East Frisia on Germany's North Sea coast. It lies about 15 kilometres northwest of the seaport of Emden and has a population of 474 (2006). The ridge or warf has a length of about 500 metres and a width of some 130 metres and was built to raise the village above the water level should flooding from the sea occur, for instance, during a storm tide.

Groothusen
Village of Krummhörn
Location of Groothusen
Groothusen
Groothusen
Coordinates: 53.43543°N 7.06396°E / 53.43543; 7.06396
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
MunicipalityKrummhörn
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
  Total474
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26736
Dialling codes04923
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