This page shows the documentation of the Baltic Sea Lighthouses of Germany. You can click on the photo of a light to go to it's specific (larger resolution) copy. Each lighthouse name is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light. This page is organized from South (near Netherlands) to North (near Denmark) and tends to wrap the curves clockwise. In German, the front range light is referred to as an Unterfeuer (under or lower fire) and the rear range light is called an Oberfeuer (over or upper fire). The descriptions below follow those names rather than replacing them with English descriptions. English speakers should also remember that a German "W" is pronounced like an English "V" and a German "V" is pronounced very much like an "F". I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights. If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.) mailme This page is based on the Lighthouse Directory prepared by Russ Rowlett (UNC). My thanks to him for providing this basis for understanding. lhDirectory Geographic coordinates (used to start the mapping pages) were often taken from Anke and Jens seiten |
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Angeln (Flensburg-Kappeln Area)
DE 190 |
Holnis latitude 54° 51' 42.2" N longitude 9° 34' 24.6" E
This modern lighthouse stands on the west side of the Schausende, a low peninsula projecting northward into the Flensburger Förde (Flensborg Fjord). The fjord is part of the boundary between Germany and Denmark. The lighthouse displays three directional lights: one for westbound ships approaching from the Baltic, one for westbound ships that have rounded the end of the peninsula, and one for eastbound ships departing Flensburg. Located southwest of Holnis and about 30 km northeast of Flensburg. (C 1134) ARLHS # FED-111 |
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DE 191 |
| Neukirchen
Apparently this was a ship traffic control tower for the approaches to Flensburg. Located on a headland on the south side of the Flensburger Förde (Flensborg Fjord) at Neukirchen.
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 192 |
Kalkgrund latitude 54° 49' 28.5" N longitude 9° 53' 17.2" E
Located in the middle of the entrance to the Flensburger Förde (Flensborg Fjord) about 8 km north of Birk-Nack, the northern tip of the Gelting Peninsula. Accessible only by boat; distantly visible from Birk-Nack. (C 1113)
Photo courtesy Johann-Nikolaus Andreae [Flickr] |
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DE 193 |
| Falshöft latitude 54° 46' 1.4" N longitude 9° 57' 54.5" E
Located about 8 km southeast of Birk-Nack and 2 km east of Pommerby.
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 194 |
Schleimünde Mole latitude 54° 40' 17.2" N longitude 10° 2' 10.3" E
Located at the end of the north mole at the entrance to the Schlei. (C 1186)
Photo courtesy Martin Betz [Flickr] |
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Eckernförde
DE 195 |
| Eckernförde Hafen (1981) latitude 54° 28' 22.8" N longitude 9° 50' 32.5" E
Located on the south side of the entrance to the protected inner harbor of Eckenförde. (C 1210)
Photo courtesy eastside_sh [Flickr] |
DE 196 |
Eckernförde Hafen (1907) latitude 54° 28' 26.5" N longitude 9° 50' 27.6" E
After deactivation, this tower was sold or donated to the city of Eckernförde. Repainted in the city's colors, it is located in a city market area southwest of the original site.
Photo courtesy Anke and Jens [Seiten] |
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DE 197 |
| Eckernförde (1986) latitude 54° 27' 34.2" N longitude 9° 50' 33.6" E
The lighthouse strongly resembles an air traffic control tower. Its directional light guides ships down the length of the Eckernförde estuary from the Kieler Bucht (Kiel Bay). Located off the Berlinerstraße in Eckernförde, about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the harbor entrance light. (C 1206)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 198 |
Eckernförde (1907)
Located about 600 m southeast of the modern light.
Photo courtesy Anke and Jens [Seiten] |
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Kiel Area
DE 199 |
| Kiel
Located off the entrance to Kieler Förde, about 8 km northeast of the Bülk lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. (C 1215) |
DE 200 |
Bülk latitude 54° 27' 18.7" N longitude 10° 11' 50.2" E
Located at the western entrance to the Kieler Förde, about 5 km northeast of Strande. (C 1216)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
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DE 201 |
| Friedrichsort (1971) latitude 54° 23' 25.9" N longitude 10° 11' 36" E
Located on an artificial island north of the tip of the Friedrichsort peninsula. Accessible only by boat. (C 1230)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 202 |
Friedrichsort (1866)
The lantern and watch room were saved and displayed in 1975 at the inner harbor of Kiel; in 2003 they were moved to their present location at the Heinrich-Rixen-Platz adjacent to the Friedrichsort waterfront.
Photo courtesy 1934 photoHannelore Pieper-Wöhlk and Dr. Dieter Wöhlk [daos-clan] |
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DE 203 |
| Holtenau Nord latitude 54° 22' 8.9" N longitude 10° 9' 14.1" E
Located at the end of the Thiessenkai, the quay on the north side of the canal in Holtenau, about 12 km north of Kiel. ARLHS # FED-112
Photo courtesy SimKue [Flickr] |
DE 204 |
Holtenau Süd
Located at the end of the south mole at the canal entrance in Holtenau. (C 1248) ARLHS # FED-113
Photo courtesy Stephan Hix [ListOfLights] |
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Kieler Bucht Naval Warning
DE 205 |
| Heidkate latitude 54° 26' 2.2" N longitude 10° 19' 1.1" E
Located just behind the dike at the eastern entrance to the Kieler Förde at Heidkate. Site and tower closed (restricted military facility) ARLHS # FED-100
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 206 |
Hubertsberg latitude 54° 22' 40.5" N longitude 10° 32' 34.1" E
Located on a bluff above the Kieler Bucht near Hubertsberg, about 20 km east of Schönberg. (C 1276.1)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 207 |
| Neuland latitude 54° 21' 38.4" N longitude 10° 36' 3.3" E
Located near the shore about 5 km east of Behrendsdorf. (C 1276)
Photo courtesy Ulrich Bode [ListOfLights] |
DE 208 |
Wessek latitude 54° 18' 57.6" N longitude 10° 48' 3.1" E
Located just above the beach on the east side of Hohwachter Bucht northeast of Weißenhäuser Strand. (C 1328.1)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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Heiligenhafen and Fehmarn
DE 209 |
| Heiligenhafen (Blankeck) latitude 54° 21' 13.2" N longitude 10° 51' 57.9" E
Located just off the beach near Johannistal, about 13 km west of Heiligenhafen. (C 1328.3)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 210 |
Heiligenhafen Warnfeuer latitude 54° 22' 53.6" N longitude 10° 56' 7.9" E
Located just off the beach about 5 km west of Heiligenhafen. ARLHS # FED-106
Photo courtesy Necromundo [Flickr] |
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DE 211 |
| Heiligenhafen
Heiligenhafen is on the mainland shore of the Fehmarnsund, with its harbor protected by the long Graswarder sand spit. This lighthouse guides ships as they round the end of the spit to enter the harbor. Located just off the coastal road about 5 km. (C 1328)
Photo courtesy Manfred Schueler [ListOfLights] |
DE 212 |
Strukkamphuk (Unterfeuer)
This little lighthouse not only is in general navigation, it has served since 1977 as the front light of a range that guides westbound ships entering the Fehmarnsun. The rear light is on the Flügge lighthouse (next entry). Located on the south side of Fehmarn about 2.5 km west of the Fehmarnsund bridge (E47). (C 1288)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 213 |
| Flügge (Oberfeuer) latitude 54° 26' 27.3" N longitude 11° 1' 3.6" E
Located at the southwestern tip of the island, near the village of Flügge, marking the western entrance to the Fehmarnsund. (C 1288.1)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 214 |
Westermarkelsdorf latitude 54° 31' 38.4" N longitude 11° 3' 29.9" E
Located just behind the dike on the Markersdorfer Huk, the northwestern point of Fehmarn, marking the western entrance to the Fehmarn Belt. (C 1280)
Photo courtesy Manfred Schueler [ListOfLights] |
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DE 215 |
| Marienleuchte (1967) latitude 54° 29' 41.6" N longitude 11° 14' 17.4" E
Located a short distance north of the historic lighthouse (next entry) southeast of the ferry terminal at Puttgarden, where ferries link Fehmarn to Denmark. (C 1284)
Photo courtesy Rolf [Flickr] |
DE 216 |
Marienleuchte (1832)
Located on the Fehmarn Belt at Ohlensburgs Huk, a point about 1.5 km southeast of the ferry terminal at Puttgarden, where ferries link Fehmarn to Denmark.
Photo courtesy Rolf [Flickr] |
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DE 217 |
| Staberhuk latitude 54° 24' 9.1" N longitude 11° 18' 39.4" E
Located on the southeastern point of Fehmarn about 5 km southeast of Staberdorf. While the site is closed, there may be a good view from the beach. (C 1286)
Photo courtesy Stephan Hix [ListOfLights] |
Travemünde (Lübeck) Area
DE 218 |
Dahmeshöved latitude 54° 12' 6.5" N longitude 11° 5' 25.2" E
This is the landfall light for the port of Lübeck. Located in the village of Dahmeshöved, about 400 m north of the cape of that name, about 6 km south of Dahme and 70 km northeast of Lübeck. (C 1342)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 219 |
| Pelzerhaken latitude 54° 5' 16.8" N longitude 10° 52' 22" E
Located on a promentory about 8 km southeast of Neustadt in Holstein, marking the entrance to the Neustädter Bucht. (C 1346)
Photo courtesy Manfred Schueler [ListOfLights] |
DE 220 |
Travemünde (1539) latitude 53° 57' 37.7" N longitude 10° 52' 46.1" E
Located in downtown Travemünde on the north side of the entrance to the river Trave, the inner harbor of Lübeck.
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 221 |
| Travemünde (1974) latitude 53° 57' 43.2" N longitude 10° 52' 51.8" E
The light is displayed from the northernmost corner of the roof of a high-rise hotel. Located on the waterfront in Travemünde. (C 1360)
Photo courtesy Alexander Trabas [ListofLights] |
DE 222 |
Travemünde Nordmole latitude 53° 57' 42.7" N longitude 10° 53' 20.9" E
Located at the end of the north mole at the mouth of the river Trave in Travemünde. (Looks like the light has been repainted green since this photo was taken.) (C 1362)
Photo courtesy Adde [Flickr] |
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Wismar Area
DE 223 |
| Hohen Wieschendorf Unterfeuer
Located on the west side of the Wismar Bucht, on a golf course near the village of Hohen Wieschendorf, about 30 km northwest of Wismar. (C 1382) ARLHS # FED-356
Photo courtesy Wolfgang Warncke [ListOfLights] |
DE 223O |
Hohen Wieschendorf Oberfeuer
It's typical for the Rear Range (Oberfeuer) to be larger and more impressive than the front range (Unterfeuer). In this case it looks like the rear range not only doesn't qualify as a "house", it also doesn't qualify as a "light" either. (C 1382.1)
Photo courtesy Ulrich Bode [ListOfLights] |
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DE 224 |
| Walfisch Unterfeuer
This is the old light, the new one is a simple pole with a light on top of it.
It has been relocated (fairly recently) for display on the lawn outside the WSA Lübeck district office in Wismar, a port on the southeast side of the Lübecker Bucht in the former East Germany.
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 225 |
Timmendorf latitude 53° 59' 30.7" N longitude 11° 22' 36.1" E
Located on the waterfront in Timmendorf, a fishing port on the west side of the island of Poel. (D 1386)
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
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DE 226 |
| Gollwitz Nord latitude 54° 1' 25.8" N longitude 11° 28' 14.5" E
Located about 800 m west of the village of Gollwitz, near the northeastern end of the island of Poel. (C 1398.5)
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
DE 227 |
Buk (Bastorf) latitude 54° 7' 54.5" N longitude 11° 41' 38.2" E
Located on a bluff about 1 km from the Baltic at Bastorf, near Ostseebad Kühlingsborn, about 65 km northeast of Wismar.
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
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Warnemünde and Rostock
DE 228 |
| Warnemünde latitude 54° 10' 53.1" N longitude 12° 5' 8.8" E
Located in a public square in downtown Warnemünde, about 200 m from the west bank of the river Warnow just inside the entrance. (C 1404)
Photo courtesy slaqua [Flickr] |
DE 229 |
Warnemünde Westmole (1983) latitude 54° 11' 12.6" N longitude 12° 5' 14.2" E
The 1963 lighthouse was relocated to a park in Rostock (see below). Located at the end of the west mole at the entrance to the river Warnow in Warnemünde. Accessible in good weather by walking the mole. DE 223 (C 1405)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 230 |
| Warnemünde Ostmole latitude 54° 11' 13.1" N longitude 12° 5' 28.1" E
This lighthouse and its sibling (see above) are known locally as Die Zwillinge (the twins). Located at the end of the east mole at the entrance to the river Warnow in Warnemünde. (C 1405.1)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
DE 231 |
Petersdorf Unterfeuer
The Petersdorf range guides ships across the wide portion of the Warnow estuary to Rostock's new international port; ferries leave here for Gedser, Denmark; Trelleborg, Sweden; and various locations on the upper Baltic including St. Petersburg, Russia. Located at the head of Becken (Basin) B in Petersdorf, on the east side of the Warnow north of Rostock. (C 1415)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
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DE 232 |
| Krummendorf (Petersdorf Oberfeuer) latitude 54° 7' 51.7" N longitude 12° 7' 15.3" E
This lighthouse is similar to the large range light towers built on the Jade, Weser, and Elbe estuaries on the North Sea coast. Located near Krummendorf 1250 m south southeast of the front light. (C 1451.1)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
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DE 233 |
Warnemünde Westmole (1963)
It's not clear why this tower was replaced by an almost identical tower in 1983. The older lighthouse was relocated to Rostock for display in a riverside theme park.
Photo courtesy claranet [OstSeeFeuer] |
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Darß Area
DE 234 |
| Wustrow latitude 54° 20' 8.7" N longitude 12° 22' 33.5" E
This light is in Fischland, a narrow, sandy barrier isthmus connecting the mainland to the Darß-Zingst peninsula. The government resisted placing a light here in addition to the Darßer Ort lighthouse, but gave in when so many ships kept wrecking on the beach in the area. Located just behind the beach near Ostseebad Wustrow, about 30 km southwest of Darßer Ort. (C 1436)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 235 |
Darßer Ort latitude 54° 28' 21.9" N longitude 12° 30' 7.8" E
Located on the point of Darßer Ort about 5 km west of Ostseebad Prerow.
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
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Barhöft Area
DE 236 |
| Zarrenzin Unterfeuer (Bock Oberfeuer) latitude 54° 26' 52" N longitude 13° 1' 27.5" E
The Zarrenzin range guides ships approaching Stralsund from the Baltic, while the Bock range guides ships leaving Stralsund. Located on the north coast of Bock, an uninhabited island incorporated into the Vorpommersche national park. Accessible only by boat. (C 2576)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 237 |
Bock Unterfeuer latitude 54° 26' 35.4" N longitude 13° 1' 50" E
Located on the south coast of Bock about 1100 m south southeast of the Oberfeuer. Accessible only by boat, but there is a good view of this light (across a narrow channel) from the waterfront of Barhöft on the mainland. (C 2575.9)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
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DE 238 |
| Zarrenzin Oberfeuer latitude 54° 25' 35.1" N longitude 13° 52" E
Located in a field on the mainland, at the high point of the Barhöft peninsula about halfway between Barhöft and Zarrenzin, 2.1 km south southwest of the front light. (C 2576.1)
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights] |
DE 239 |
Vierendehl Unterfeuer latitude 54° 26' 36.6" N longitude 13° 3' 37.4" E
Located in the sound east of Barhöft; visible distantly from shore. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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Hiddensee and Rügen
DE 240 |
| Gellen
This small lighthouse is roughly midway along the narrow barrier island of Hiddensee. Island accessible by ferry from Schaprode on Rügen or from Stralsund. Located just behind the dunes a short distance south of the ferry terminal at Plogshagen. ferry ARLHS # FED-088
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
DE 241 |
Dornbusch latitude 54° 35' 56.9" N longitude 13° 7' 10.1" E
Located at the end of the road on the northern end of Hiddensee. (C 2586)
Photo courtesy Dr. Knox [Flickr] |
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DE 242 |
| Arkona (1828) (Schinkelturm) latitude 54° 40' 46.8" N longitude 13° 25' 58" E
Kap Arkona, the northern tip of Rügen, is the most prominent and dangerous cape on Germany's Baltic coast. Located on the cape, near Putgarten on the Wittow peninsula. ARLHS # FED-065
Photo courtesy leguan001 [Flickr] |
DE 243 |
Arkona (1902)
This wonderful German Imperial tower stands behind the original lighthouse and has been open to the public since 1996. (C 2592) ARLHS # FED-010
Photo courtesy Jensebert [Flickr] |
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DE 244 |
| Ranzow
The lighthouse was located on a headland of the Jasmund peninsula about 2 km east of Lohme. In 2002 it was relocated to Kap Arkona for display as part of the Schinkelturm museum. ARLHS # FED-193
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
DE 245 |
Kollicker Ort latitude 54° 33' 43.3" N longitude 13° 40' 45.9" E
Sibling of Ranzow (previous entry). Located on a ledge on the lower part of a 100 m forested cliff on the Jasmund peninsula about 6.5 km east of Hagen. (C 2596)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 246 |
| Saßnitz Ostmole latitude 54° 30' 21.4" N longitude 13° 38' 14.4" E
Saßnitz has been replaced by Mukran as the principal ferry terminal for Rügen; the port is now used by fishermen and recreational boaters. This lighthouse stands at the end of the 1500 m east mole at the harbor entrance. (C 2602)
Photo courtesy fastphive [Flickr] |
DE 247 |
Saßnitz Westmole (Unterfeuer) latitude 54° 30' 29.6" N longitude 13° 38' 11.7" E
Located at the end of the short west mole at the harbor entrance; accessible by walking the mole. (C 2604)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 248 |
| Mukran Nordmole latitude 54° 28' 34.9" N longitude 13° 35' 51.5" E
Located at the end of the north mole at Mukran, the new harbor of Saßnitz, about 5 km southwest of the old harbor. (C 2614)
Photo courtesy vunzie [Webshots] |
DE 249 |
Prora
Located beside the coastal road in a pine forest about 20 km south of Saßnitz.
Photo courtesy Cl Holle [Webshots] |
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DE 250 |
| Maltzien Unterfeuer latitude 54° 14' 3.8" N longitude 13° 21' 15.5" E
The lighthouse stands on the beach and is surrounded by water at high tide. Located on a point of land about 1 km southeast of the Glewitz ferry terminal on the southeastern shore of Rügen. The rear range is a skeletal tower with only a reflector on it. (C 2626)
Photo courtesy vunzie [Webshots] |
Greifswalder Oie and Peenemünde
DE 251 |
Greifswalder Oie (1832) |
Located near the 1855 lighthouse. ARLHS # FED-355 |
DE 252 |
Greifswalder Oie (1855)
The lighthouse is located at the northeastern corner of the island, 1.4 km from the protected harbor at the other southwestern end. Accessible only by boat and hiking the length of the island. It is a nature preserve and permission is required. ARLHS # FED-006
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 253 |
| Ruden Nord
Located at the north end of the island of Ruden about 2.5 km north of the Peenemünde airport. Accessible only by boat. ARLHS # FED-360
Photo courtesy Dr. Hans-Werner Fuchs [arcor] |
DE 254 |
Ruden Unterfeuer
Located off the east side of the low island of Ruden, about 6 km north of the mainland near Peenemünde. Accessible only by boat. (C 2658)
Photo courtesy Leuchtturm [Atlas] |
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DE 255 |
| Peenemünde latitude 54° 11' 8" N longitude 13° 46' 31" E
Located about 4 km offshore north of Peenemünde and southeast of the Ruden Unterfeuer. Accessible only by boat. (C 2659)
Photo courtesy Helmut Seger [ListOfLights] |
Oderhaff
DE 256 |
Kamp-Karnin |
This range guides vessels leaving the Oderhaff for the channel known as Der Strom, which leads around the western end of Usedom. Located in a field at the extreme western end of the Oderhaff, on the south side of the Strom entrance. |
DE 257 |
Ueckermünde Westmole latitude 53° 45' 3.9" N longitude 14° 4' 12.8" E
This light marks the entrance to the river Uecker at Ueckermünde on the southwest shore of the Oderhaff (Zalew Szczecinski), a large sound crossing the Polish border. (C 2860)
Photo courtesy Helmut Seger [ListOfLights] |
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Bodensee
DE 258 |
Konstanz Südmole (Molenhäusle) |
The lighthouse is known locally as the Molenhäusle (Little House on the Mole). The harbor is now used only by recreational boaters, and the lighthouse is a clubhouse for a powerboat club. Located at the end of the south mole of the Dampferhafen in Konstanz, at the western (lower) end of the Bodensee. |
DE 260 |
Lindau Westmole
Lindau is located on an island just off the northeastern shore of the Bodensee. This lovely and much-photographed lighthouse is located at the end of the west mole sheltering the town's harbor.
Photo courtesy fotokisterl [Flickr] |
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DE 261 |
| Lindau Mangturm
This fortified tower protected Lindau for centuries and is reported to have served also as a lighthouse, although it is not clear how the light was shown. Located on the waterfront of Lindau. The name Mangturm originates from the cloth or mangle house, which used to stand next to it.
Photo courtesy katasta [Flickr] |
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