Greetsiel
Sign in to saveGreetsiel 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. The nearest railway station is at Emden, about away, and the two towns are linked by a bus service.
Key facts
- German location.name
- Greetsiel
- German location.image_photo
- 2013-05-03 Fotoflug Leer Papenburg DSCF7280.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Aerial view of the historical center
- German location.type
- Ortsteil
- German location.district
- Aurich
- German location.Municipality
- Krummhörn
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Greetsiel COA.svg
- German location.state
- Lower Saxony
- German location.elevation
- 2
- German location.area
- 15.17
- German location.population
- 1,450
- German location.Stand
- 2012-12-31
- German location.postal_code
- 26736
- German location.area_code
- 04926
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- Culture and points of interest
- Buildings
- Windmills
- Other places of interest
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- Notable people
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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. The nearest railway station is at Emden, about away, and the two towns are linked by a bus service.
Although originally just a small but picturesque fishing village, Greetsiel has become a major tourist attraction. In December 2006, it had 1,534 inhabitants, but the number of people living in the village significantly increases during the summer months and over the Christmas holidays.