Visquard

Visquard is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Krummhörn. The village is located to the north of Pewsum and to the south of Greetsiel.

Visquard
Street in Visquard
Location of Visquard
Visquard
Visquard
Coordinates: 53.46658°N 7.10405°E / 53.46658; 7.10405
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictAurich
MunicipalityKrummhörn
Area
  Metro
10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
  Metro
693
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26736
Dialling codes04923

The village church dates from the 13th century. To the northwest of Visquard lay the Appingen Abbey, of which currently only a small hamlet remains.

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