Canhusen

Canhusen
Village of Hinte
Church of Canhusen
Coat of arms
Location of Canhusen
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Coordinates: 53.44266°N 7.21010°E / 53.44266; 7.21010
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Aurich
Municipality	Hinte
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Metro	170
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26759
Dialling codes	04925

Canhusen is a small village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany, between Loppersum and Wirdum. Administratively, it is an Ortsteil of the municipality of Hinte, of which it is located to the northeast. With 170 inhabitants, it is the smallest village in the municipality by population.

At the village, there is a borg from the chieftain Folkmar Allena. This chief ultimately lost his power to Ocko II tom Brok.^[1] The Church of Canhusen was built in 1789 and has a bell from the former Sielmönken Monastery.^[1]

References

1. "Die Ortschaft Canhusen" [The locality of Canhusen]. Gemeinde Hinte (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2024.