Suurhusen is a village north of Emden

Emden

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 in the German

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 region of East Frisia

East Frisia

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. It has about 1200 inhabitants and is administered by the municipality of Hinte

Hinte

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. The steeple

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 of the Suurhusen church, inclined at an angle of 5.19 degrees, is the second most leaning tower

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of the world.

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.