Eilsum is a village in the region of

East Frisia East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...

, in

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. It is part of the municipality of

Krummhörn Krummhörn is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems (river), Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 10 km northwest of ...

. The village is located to the north of Jennelt and to the west of Grimersum. Eilsum was first mentioned in documents around 1300 under the names ''Edelsum'', ''Ethilsum'' and ''Edelsheim''. These names could also be found in the parish register of

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at the end of the 15th century. Eilsum was built on a '' warft''. On this warft now stands a rather large church, the Church of Eilsum, which dates from the 13th century.

Gallery

J38 478 Kirche Eilsum.jpg, Church of Eilsum Eilsumer Kirche Innenraum.jpg, Interior of the church Eilsum church baptismal font nortwest side.jpg, Baptism font from the 15th century

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{{Authority control Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia