Suurhusen is a village north of
Emden
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in the
German
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region of
East Frisia
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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants and is administered by the municipality of
Hinte
Hinte is a village and a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 6 km north of Emden.
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. The
steeple
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of the Suurhusen
church
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, inclined at an angle of 5.19 degrees, is the most
leaning tower
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of the world, beating the
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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by 1.22 degrees.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Weltrekord in Ostfriesland. Der schiefste Turm der Welt
The settlement was first mentioned in documents from 1255 and in former times was also called ''Zuiderhusen'' ("Southern Husen"), most likely due to close proximity of ''Osterhusen'' and ''
Westerhusen''. However, a stone with the year 1004 and ceramic objects found in the old church tower point to the fact that the village is much older.
In the village centre is a small museum in which the life of an agricultural worker's family is illustrated.
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Towns and villages in East Frisia
Hinte
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