# Things to see in Emden (Germany): 40 places and when to go

> Emden is a town in Germany with around 52,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 40 places in and around it, mainly History (21), Temples (15), Architecture (8). The best known are Dollart, Leaning Tower of Suurhusen and Pilsum Lighthouse. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/emden/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 53.3667, 7.2167
- **Population:** About 52,000
- **Places:** 40 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (21) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (15) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/arquitectura/) (8) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (7) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (2) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 186 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Emden

The places in and around Emden, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Dollart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dollard/): Bay in the Wadden Sea between Netherlands and Germany · 9.8 km
- [Leaning Tower of Suurhusen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schiefer-turm-von-suurhusen/): Leaning tower in East Frisia, Germany · 5.2 km
- [Pilsum Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pilsumer-leuchtturm/): Lighthouse in red and yellow in Lower Saxony, Germany · 18 km
- [Leybucht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/leybucht/): Nature · 20 km
- [Campen Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/campener-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Lower Saxony, Germany · 14 km
- [Haneburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/haneburg/): Château · 22 km
- [Große Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jal-bibliothek/): Church building in Lower Saxony, Germany · 964 m
- [Jann-Berghaus-Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jann-berghaus-brucke/): Bridge · 22 km
- [Burg Hinta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-hinta/): Castle · 5.7 km
- [Critzumer Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/evangelisch-reformierte-kirche-critzum/): Church · 13 km
- [Midlumer Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/evangelisch-reformierte-kirche-midlum/): Church building in Midlum, municipality of Jemgum, East Frisia, Germany · 14 km
- [Amrumbank](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/feuerschiff-amrumbank/): Lightvessel built in 1915 · 688 m
- [Groß Midlumer Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gross-midlumer-kirche/): Church · 6.2 km
- [Crossed Locks in Emden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kesselschleuse-emden/): Architectural structure in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany · 160 m
- [Jennelter Kirche (Krummhörn)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kirche-jennelt/): Church building in Jennelt, Germany · 12 km
- [Suurhusen Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kirche-suurhusen/): Church building in Germany · 5.2 km
- [Manningaburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/manninga-burg/): Castle · 11 km
- [Nieuwe Kerk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neue-kirche/): Church building in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany · 193 m
- [Pilsum Cross Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pilsumer-kreuzkirche/): History · Temples · 16 km
- [Alte Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-nikolaus-kirche-alte-kirche/): Church building in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany · 3.1 km
- [Georg Breusing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/georg-breusing/): Museum shipin Emden, Germany, former rescue cruiser · 695 m
- [St. Johannes der Täufer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/johannes-der-taufer/): Church building in Engerhafe, Germany · 15 km
- [Knock lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/knock-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Lower Saxony, Germany · 13 km
- [Reformierte Kirche (Emden-Larrelt)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/larrelter-kirche/): Church building in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany · 4.4 km

And the other 16, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Loquard Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/loquarder-kirche/), [Twixlum Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/twixlumer-kirche/), [Wybelsum Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wybelsumer-kirche/), [Hohes Haus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohes-haus/), [Rysum Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rysumer-kirche/)
- **Architecture**: [Mühle Wiegboldsbur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/muhle-wiegboldsbur/), [Rysumer Mühle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rysumer-muhle/), [Tjücher Mühle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tjucher-windmuhle/)
- **Hiking**: [Alternativroute Ems-Hunte-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alternativroute-ems-hunte-weg/), [Nederlands Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-hoofdroute/), [Nederlands Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-sectie-13/), [Nederlands Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-sectie-15/), [Nederlands Kustpad deel 3 variant RVN](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-variant-rvn/), [Noaberpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/noaberpad-etappe-01/), [Ronde van Nederland deel 1 - Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ronde-van-nederland-deel-1-kustpad/)
- **With kids**: [Wohlfühlbad Koppke Greetsiel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wohlfuhlbad-koppke-greetsiel/)

## When to go to Emden

The best time to visit Emden is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 48 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 43 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 38 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 43 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 16 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 15 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 17 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 16 |

In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16. In April, 40 of the 40 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Emden

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 186 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.3667%2C7.2167)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.3667%2C7.2167)

## Other towns nearby

- [Großefehn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grossefehn/): 15 places · 26 km
- [Papenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/papenburg/): 33 places · 34 km
- [Dornum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dornum/): 23 places · 36 km
- [Norderney](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/norderney/): 11 places · 38 km
- [Apen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/apen/): 21 places · 41 km
- [Borkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/borkum/): 12 places · 44 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Emden?

The best known: [Dollart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dollard/), [Leaning Tower of Suurhusen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schiefer-turm-von-suurhusen/), [Pilsum Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pilsumer-leuchtturm/), [Leybucht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/leybucht/), [Campen Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/campener-lighthouse/). In all, 40 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Emden?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16.

### How do you get to Emden?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 186 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.3667%2C7.2167) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Emden as the destination and these 40 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).