Campen Lighthouse

Rysum is a village located 15 kilometers west of Emden in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is home to the Rysum organ, one of the earliest pipe organs in playable condition. The village, built on a warft, was first mentioned in the 10th century. The Church of Rysum dates from the 15th century.

The Rysum organ in Rysum Church in Rysum, north Germany, is the oldest instrument of its kind in northern Europe that still largely has its original pipes. It is also one of the oldest playable church organs in the world alongside those in Sion, St. Valentin in Kiedrich, and Ostönnen. The exact date of its construction is not entirely known, but dates of 1457 and 1440 have been proposed. It was rebuilt in 1513. After undergoing several other modifications through the years it was restored to its 1513 condition by Jürgen Ahrend and Gerhard Brunzema in 1959. The organ has seven stops on one manual.

Loquard is an old village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. It is a traditionally Lutheran village. The village, built on a warft was first mentioned in the 10th century, although archaeological findings suggest the place might already have been inhabited in the 8th or 9th century. The Church of Loquard, built on the warft, dates from the 13th century.

Upleward (East Frisian Low Saxon: Plewert) 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 Hamswehrum and Campen. Upleward is built on a warft which has been inhabited since at least the Early Middle Ages. The village center consists of traditional single-family houses, built around the Gothic church from the 14th century.

Campen is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. Although Campen is only a small village, it still has two churches: the Reformed village church from the thirteenth century and a Old-Reformed church from 1905. Near the village is the Campen lighthouse. It was built in 1889 and has been in use since 1891. It is 65.3 meters high, making it the tallest lighthouse in Germany.The village of Campen was first attested as Campe maiori in the 10th century.

Hamswehrum 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 Upleward and Groothusen. The village is first mentioned in a written source in 1375 and was probably founded by the inhabitants of a disappeared place (Hamswehr or Hayenswehr). Buildings such as the Geele Börg ('Yellow Castle') appear again and again in the history of the place. Nowadays, only a farm named after this castle remains a reminder of this. The 15th-century church was demolished in 1967 and replaced by a new church the following year: the current St. Maria's Church.

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.

The Osterburg is a castle from the High Middle Ages in the village of Groothusen in the municipality of Krummhörn, in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Manslagt 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 Pilsum and Groothusen. Manslagt was historically located on an island in the former Bay of Sielmönken and was built on a warft. It was first mentioned around the 11th century. The Church of Manslagt dates from around 1400.

Knockster Tief is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Ems west of Emden.

Krummhörn is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, and 10 km northwest of Emden. The community (Gemeinde) of Krummhörn comprises 19 villages, and their official population as of 31 December 2008 is as follows:

Woquard (East Frisian Low Saxon: Wokert) 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 just to the west of Pewsum, bordering its urban area. Woquard is the smallest village in the municipality. It is first mentioned in 1632, under the name Wachtwert. The Woquard coat of arms reflects the history of the village. The colors blue and yellow refer to the Swedish royal family and recall Catherine Vasa of Sweden. The lion refers to the chieftains' coat of arms of the Manninga family; the fleur-de-lis from the crest to the Counts Cirksena; the star can be associated with the ancient coat of arms of Norden.The expression "Wokert is 'n Rad" ('Woquard is a wheel') refers to the streets of the village, which resemble the spokes of a wheel, with St. Mary's Church as the center. The oldest church bell in East Frisia hangs in the tower of the church, which dates from 1789. There used to be a castle on the west side of the church, but it was destroyed by a chieftain of Pewsum.