Editing List of lighthouses in Germany

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This is a '''list of [[lighthouse]]s in [[Germany]]'''.

== List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! class="unsortable"| Image
! Water body
! [[States of Germany|State]]
! Location
! Built
! Notes
|-
| [[Amrum Lighthouse|Amrum]]
| [[File:Amrum leuchtturm gross ds 05 2009.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Amrum]] island<br />
{{coord|54 |37 |52.24 |N |8 |21 |16.91 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord">{{cite web |url=http://www.wsa-toenning.wsv.de/bauwerke/leuchttuerme/index.html |title=Leuchttürme |trans-title=Lighthouses |language=de |publisher=Waterways and shipping authority at Tönning |access-date=24 August 2014 |archive-date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108185626/http://www.wsa-toenning.wsv.de/bauwerke/leuchttuerme/index.html |url-status=dead }} See the respective subpages for each lighthouse.</ref>}}
| 1873
|
|-
| [[Nebel light|Nebel]]
| [[File:Lighthouse nebel amrum P5252520.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Nebel, Germany|Nebel]], Amrum<br />
{{coord|54 |38 |43.2 |N |8 |21 |40.4 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1981
| The construction is identical to the Nieblum light at [[Föhr]] island.<ref name="WSA Tönning identical">{{cite web |url=http://www.wsa-toenning.wsv.de/bauwerke/leuchttuerme/nieblum/index.html |title=Nieblum |language=de |publisher=Waterways and shipping authority at Tönning |access-date=22 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114051558/http://www.wsa-toenning.wsv.de/bauwerke/leuchttuerme/nieblum/index.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Wriakhörn light|Wriakhörn]]
| [[File:Lighthouse-amrum-germany-1060504.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| Amrum island near the main lighthouse
|
|
|-
| [[Norddorf light|Norddorf]]
| [[File:Quermarkenfeuer Norddorf auf Amrum.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Norddorf]], Amrum<br />
{{coord|54 |40 |8.98 |N |8 |18 |30.65 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1906<ref name="Rowlett deu2b">{{cite rowlett|deu2b|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Büsum Lighthouse|Büsum]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm buesum.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Büsum]]<br />
{{coord|54 |7 |36.54 |N |8 |51 |29.64 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1913<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|
|-
| [[Dagebüll Lighthouse|Dagebüll]]
| [[File:Dagebuell Leuchtturm.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Dagebüll]]<br />
{{coord|54|43|31|N|8|41|59.5|E}}
| 1929
| Deactivated in 1988
|-
| [[Heligoland Lighthouse|Heligoland]]
| [[File:Heligoland 07-2016 photo20.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Heligoland]] island<br />
{{coord |54 |10| 54.71 |N |7 |52 |56.38 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1952
|
|-
| [[Helgoland Düne Lighthouse|Helgoland Düne]]
| [[File:Helgoland Leuchtturm Duene.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Düne]] (Heligoland)<br />
{{coord |54 |10 |56.26 |N |7 |54 |50.58 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1936<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|
|-
| [[Hörnum Lighthouse|Hörnum]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Hörnum 2012 PD 3.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Hörnum]], [[Sylt]] island<br />
{{coord |54 |45 |14.73 |N |8 |17 |31.68 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1907<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|
|-
| [[Kampen Lighthouse|Kampen]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Kampen.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Kampen (Sylt)|Kampen]], Sylt island<br />
{{coord |54 |56 |46.43 |N |8 |20 |26.47 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1855
| Deactivated in 1975.
|-
| [[List Ost Lighthouse|List Ost]]<br />
and<br />
[[List West Lighthouse|List West]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Westellenbogen.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[List, Schleswig-Holstein|List]], [[Sylt]] island<br />
{{coord |55 |2 |57.95 |N |8 |26 |37.52 |E}} (List Ost)<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" /><br />
{{coord |55 |3 |10.56 |N |8 |24 |5.12 |E}} (List West)<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />
| 1858
| These twin lighthouses are Germany's northernmost lighthouses.<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|-
| [[Nieblum light|Nieblum]]
| [[File:DEU - Nieblum - Föhr 001.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Nieblum]], [[Föhr]] island<br />
{{coord|54 |41 |3.89 |N |8 |29 |8.43 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1981
| The construction is identical to the Nebel light at Amrum.<ref name="WSA Tönning identical" />
|-
| [[Oland Lighthouse|Oland]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Oland.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]] 
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Oland (Frisian island)|Oland]] island<br />
{{coord|54 |40 |28.83 |N |8 |41 |12.94 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1929
| Germany's only lighthouse with a thatched roof
|-
| [[Olhörn Lighthouse|Olhörn]]
| [[File:Wyk Leuchtturm 1.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Wyk auf Föhr]]<br />
{{coord|54 |40 |52.82 |N |8 |33 |58.64 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1952
|
|-
| [[Pellworm Lighthouse|Pellworm]]
| [[File:Der Pellwormer Leuchtturm mit Wärterhaus.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Pellworm]] island<br />
{{coord|54 |29 |46.63 |N |8 |39 |57.49 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1907<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|
|-
| [[Rotes Kliff Lighthouse|Rotes Kliff]]
| [[File:LeuchtturmRotesKliffBeiKampenAufSylt.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Kampen (Sylt)|Kampen]], [[Sylt]] island<br />
{{coord|54.965662|N|8.337812|E|type:landmark_region:DE-SH_source:enwiki}}
| 1913
|
|-
| [[St. Peter-Böhl Lighthouse|St. Peter-Böhl]]
| [[File:Lighthouse Sankt Peter-Boehl.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Eiderstedt]] peninsula at the entrance to the [[Eider (river)|Eider]] estuary<br />
{{coord|54 |17 |14.32 |N |8 |39 |7.57 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1892<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|
|-
| [[Westerheversand Lighthouse|Westerheversand]]
| [[File:Westerhever.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Westerhever]]<br />
{{coord|54 |22 |24.11 |N |8 |38 |23.69 |E |notes=<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />}}
| 1908
| One of the best-known lighthouses in Germany and a popular site for weddings.<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
|-
| [[Great Tower Neuwerk|Neuwerk]]
| [[File:Neuwerk-Turm.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Hamburg]]
| [[Neuwerk]] island in the [[Elbe]] river estuary<br />
{{coord|53|54|54.8|N|8|29|45|E}}
| 1814
| Originally built in the 14th century as a watchtower, this lighthouse is the oldest building on the German coastline.<ref name="Rowlett deu1d" />
|-
| [[Blankenese Low Lighthouse|Blankenese Low]]
| [[File:Blankenese Low Lighthouse Only.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Hamburg]]
| [[Elbe]] river<br />
{{coord|53 |33 |27.8 |N |9 |47 |44.66 |E |notes=<ref name="Leuchturm Atlas">{{cite web|url=http://www.leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/BlankeT.html |title=Leuchttürme |trans-title=Lighthouses |language=de |publisher=Leuchturm Atlas |access-date=29 June 2015}} See the respective subpages for each lighthouse.</ref>}}
| 1984
|
|-
| [[Blankenese High Lighthouse|Blankenese High]]
| [[File:Blankenese-Leuchtturm Oberfeuer.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Hamburg]]
| [[Elbe]] river<br />
{{coord|53 |33 |21.3 |N |9 |48 |58.36 |E |notes=<ref name="Leuchturm Atlas">{{cite web|url=http://www.leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/BlankeT.html |title=Leuchttürme |trans-title=Lighthouses |language=de |publisher=Leuchturm Atlas |access-date=29 June 2015}} See the respective subpages for each lighthouse.</ref>}}
| 1983
|
|-
| [[Bremerhaven Lighthouse|Bremerhaven]]
| [[File:Bremerhaven Oberfeuer 04.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]
| [[Bremerhaven]]
| 1853
| This tower serves as the rear light in a pair of [[leading lights]].
|-
| [[Brinkamahof Lighthouse|Brinkamahof]]
| [[File:Bremerhaven Leuchtturm Brinkamahof.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]
| [[Bremerhaven]]
| 1912
| Deactivated and relocated in 1980<ref name="Rowlett deu1b">{{cite rowlett|deu1b|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alte Weser Lighthouse|Alte Weser]]
| [[File:AlteWeser 1964.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Outer [[Weser]] estuary
| 1964
|
|-
| [[Arngast]]
| [[File:Arngast 2041.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Jade Bight]]
| 1910
| Listed as a historic building in Germany.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Borkum Old Lighthouse|Borkum Old]]
| [[File:Alter Leuchtturm Borkum 2009.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Borkum]] island
| 1817
| Established in a tower that dates back to 1576, this lighthouse served as a [[daybeacon]] until 1817 when a lantern was added. It was heavily damaged by a fire in 1879 which led to the construction of [[Borkum Great Light]]. After its restoration the old lighthouse became a weather and maritime traffic control station. It was transferred to a local historic association in 1982.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Borkum Great Light]]
| [[File:Borkum Neuer Leuchtturm 03.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Borkum]] island
| 1879
| This tower was built to replace the [[Borkum Old Lighthouse]] when the latter was damaged by a fire.
|-
| [[Campen Lighthouse|Campen]]
| [[File:Campener Leuchtturm, 2010-06 CN-04.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Krummhörn]]
| 1891
| With {{convert|65|m|ft}}, this skeletal framework construction is Germany's tallest lighthouse, and it also ranks among the tallest of its kind worldwide.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Cuxhaven Lighthouse|Cuxhaven]]
| [[File:Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo09 port area.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Cuxhaven]]
| 1805
| Deactivated in 2001. Built during the [[Napoleonic wars]] by the city of Hamburg, the fire as extinguished shortly after until the end of the war in 1814. In 1899, [[Karl Ferdinand Braun]] used the site to conduct early experiments in radio transmission.<ref name="Rowlett deu1d">{{cite rowlett|deu1d|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kugelbake]]
| [[File:Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo23 Kugelbake.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Cuxhaven]]
| 1940s
| While not a lighthouse, this unlit wooden [[daybeacon]] is an iconic landmark for the city of Cuxhaven.<ref name="Rowlett deu1d" />
|-
| [[Eckwarderhörne Rear Light|Eckwarderhörne]]
| [[File:Eckwarderhörne Leuchtturm 2014-03-07.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Eckwarden, [[Butjadingen]]
| 1962
| Deactivated in 2012, this tower used to serve as the rear light in a pair of [[leading lights]] with the front station being in Mundahn. After its deactivation the Eckwarderhörne tower was declared a historic site by the state of Lower Saxony.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nwzonline.de/wesermarsch/wirtschaft/leuchtfeuer-eckwarderhoerne-abgeschaltet_a_1,0,496051513.html |title=Leuchtfeuer Eckwarderhörne abgeschaltet |trans-title=Eckwarderhörne light switched off |language=de |first=Rolf |last=Bultmann |date=8 June 2012 |work=Nordwest-Zeitung |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Emden Lighthouse|Emden]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Emden Westmole.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Emden]] at the [[Ems (river)|Ems]] estuary
| 1913
| When the tower was renovated in 1982, the old lantern was replaced and relocated.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Hofe Leading Light]]
| [[File:2012-05-13 Nordsee-Luftbilder DSCF8502.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Wremen]]
| 1974<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
|
|-
| [[Hohe Weg Lighthouse|Hohe Weg]]
| [[File:Aerial photograph 60D 2012 05 13 8737 DxO.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Outer [[Weser]] estuary
| 1856<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
|
|-
| [[Hooksielplate]]
|
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Jade Bight]]
| 1976
| While the light was deactivated in 1998, the tower continues to serve as a [[radar]] station.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Imsum Lighthouse|Imsum]]
|
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Langen, Cuxhaven|Langen]] near Bremerhaven
|
| Deactivated in 1996. The tower was removed from its original location in 2005 to allow for the expansion of a container shipping terminal, and was donated to the [[German Maritime Museum]].<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
|-
| [[Knock Lighthouse|Knock]]
| [[File:VerkehrszentraleEms.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Knock, 15&nbsp;km west of [[Emden]]
| 1970
| The tower serves as part of the Dutch-German Vessel Traffic Control Centre Ems.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Mellumplate]]
| [[File:Mellumplate00.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| North of [[Mellum]] island
| 1946
|
|-
| [[Memmert Lighthouse|Memmert]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Juist 2009.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Memmert]] island
| 1992
| Deactivated in 1986 and rebuilt as a replica on [[Juist]] island.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a">{{cite rowlett|deu1a|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minsener Oog Buhne A]]
| [[File:MinseA.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Minsener Oog]] island
| 1939
| Deactivated in 1998, the lighthouse is being undermined by the sea and may eventually collapse.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Minsener Oog Buhne C]]
|
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Minsener Oog]] island
| 1939
| Deactivated in 1998.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Norderney Lighthouse|Norderney]]
| [[File:Lt norderney 2007 retouched.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Norderney]] island
| 1874
| Restored extensively in 2004–5.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Pilsum Lighthouse|Pilsum]]
| [[File:Pilsumer Leuchtturm 2010-10 CN-I.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Pilsum]]
| 1889
| Deactivated in 1915. The building was featured in the film ''{{Ill|Otto: The Alien from East Frisia|de|Otto – Der Außerfriesische}}'' by comedian [[Otto Waalkes]].<ref name="leuchttuerme2010p136">{{Cite book | title=Leuchttürme Lexikon | last1=Scheiblich | first1=Reinhard | last2=Staack | first2=Hans Helge | publisher=Edition Ellert & Richter | isbn=978-3-8319-0038-1 | year=2010 | language=de | trans-title=Glossary of Lighthouses | pages=[https://archive.org/details/leuchtturmelexik0000sche/page/136 136–138] | url=https://archive.org/details/leuchtturmelexik0000sche/page/136 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Roter Sand Lighthouse|Roter Sand]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm roter sand.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Outer [[Weser]] estuary
| 1885
|
|-
| [[Sandstedt Lighthouse|Sandstedt]]
| [[File:Sandstedt Leuchtturm Oberfeuer alt.jpg|120px]]
| [[Weser]] river
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Sandstedt]]
| 1898
| Deactivated in 1981.<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
|-
| [[Schillig Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Schillig 7086.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Schillig]], [[Jade Bight]]
| 1961
| Deactivated in 1987.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Tossens Leading Lights]]
| [[File:Tossens range front 7498.jpg|120px]]
[[File:Tossens range rear 7697.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Tossens]]
| 1987<ref name="FVRS">{{cite web |url=http://www.foerderverein-leuchtturm-roter-sand.de/seite/201591/tossens.html |language=de |title=Tossens |publisher=Förderverein Leuchtturm Roter Sand e.V. |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120309/http://www.foerderverein-leuchtturm-roter-sand.de/seite/201591/tossens.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Tossens Old Rear Light]]
| [[File:2013-05-03 Fotoflug Leer Papenburg DSCF7434 (crop).JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Tossens]]
| 1973
| While the light was deactivated in 1987 following the construction of the new range, the tower still serves as a radar station.<ref name="FVRS" />
|-
| [[Tegeler Plate]]
| [[File:TegelerPlate.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Outer [[Weser]] estuary
| 1965
| This lighthouse replaced the Bremen lightship.<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
|-
| [[Voslapp Rear Range Light]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Geniusstrand.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| Voslapp, north of [[Wilhelmshaven]]
| 1962<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|
|-
| [[Wangerooge Old Lighthouse]]
| [[File:DEU - Wangerooge - alter Turm 001.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Wangerooge]] island
| 1856
| Deactivated in 1969, this station was replaced by the new [[Wangerooge Lighthouse]]. It is owned by the Wangerooge municipality and serves as a museum.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Wangerooge New Lighthouse]]
| [[File:2012-05-13 Nordsee-Luftbilder DSCF9109.jpg|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Wangerooge]] island
| 1969
| Built as a landfall light for [[supertankers]] bound for [[Wilhelmshaven]].<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Wilhelmshaven Navy Lighthouse|Wilhelmshaven]]
| [[File:Wilhelmshaven Leuchtturm.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Wilhelmshaven]]
| 2006
| When the original tower was sold and relocated in 2005, public outrage resulted in the construction of an exact replica at the Wilhelmshaven navy pier.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|-
| [[Wybelsum Lighthouse|Wybelsum]]
| [[File:Lighthouse Wybelsum.JPG|120px]]
| [[North Sea]]
| [[Lower Saxony]]
| [[Wybelsum]], [[Emden]]
| 1970<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
|
|-
| [[Bülk Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Buelk 1 2009.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| Entrance to [[Kiel Fjord]]
| 1865
| There had been a lighthouse at the site since 1807 but it was destroyed by lightning in 1863. The current tower was built as a replacement.
|-
| [[Dahmeshöved Lighthouse|Dahmeshöved]]
| [[File:Dahme-Ostsee-Leuchtturm-sommer.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Dahme, Schleswig-Holstein|Dahme]] at the entrance to the [[Lübeck Bay]]
| 1880
| A separate watchtower was added to the station in 1939.<ref name="Rowlett deu3">{{cite rowlett |deu3|accessdate=23 August 2013 |date=30 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Eckernförde Lighthouse|Eckernförde Old Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Historischer Leuchtturm Eckernförde.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Eckernförde]]
| 1907
| Deactivated in 1986 it was replaced by a concrete structure resembling an air traffic control tower.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Eckernförde Lighthouse|Eckernförde New Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Eckernfoerde 0207.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Eckernförde]]
| 1986
| This tower replaced the Eckernförde Old Lighthouse of 1907.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Fehmarnbelt Lightship]]
| [[File:Fehmarnbelt.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| 1908
| 1985
| Originally used on the 'Außeneider' position in the [[Eider (river)|Eider]] estuary of the North Sea, the vessel was relocated to the [[Fehmarn Belt]] in 1965. It was retired in 1985.
|-
| [[Flügge Lighthouse|Flügge]]
| [[File:Flügge Lighthouse, Southeast view 20140812 1.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
|  South side of [[Fehmarn]] island
| 1916
| A historic landmark of Fehmarn, this tower had a [[leading lights|leading light]] added in 1977. During renovations in the 1970s the building was covered in red and white fibreglass panels but the tower is made of unpainted bricks. The tower serves as rear light in a range of [[leading lights]] together with [[Strukkamphuk Lighthouse]].<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Heiligenhafen Lighthouse|Heiligenhafen]]
| [[File:Heiligenhafen 6682.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Heiligenhafen]]
| 1938
| The station was established already in 1885 with a light on top of a fish packing house. When the latter burnt down in 1907, a stone tower was erected to serve as lighthouse instead. The present building was established in 1938.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Kalkgrund]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Kalkgrund cropped.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Flensburg Fjord]]
| 1963
| This lighthouse in the middle of the Flensburg Fjord replaced a lightvessel station.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Kiel Lighthouse|Kiel]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Kiel Kiel2002.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| Offshore at the transition from [[Kiel Bay]] to [[Kiel Fjord]]
| 1967<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
| The lighthouse serves also as a [[maritime pilot]] station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kielpilot.de/lotsbezirke/bezirk1kielerfoerde/index.html |title=Bezirk I – Kieler Förde |trans-title=District I – Kiel Fjord |language=de |publisher=Lotsenbrüderschaft NOK II |access-date=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216072839/http://www.kielpilot.de/lotsbezirke/bezirk1kielerfoerde/index.html |archive-date=16 December 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Kiel-Friedrichsort|Friedrichsort]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Friedrichsort Kiel2014.JPG|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Kiel Fjord]]
| 1971
| This tower on an artificial island replaced an older lighthouse from 1866.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Holtenau Nord Lighthouse|Holtenau Nord]]
| [[File:Kiel-Holtenau-Leuchtturm.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Kiel]], at the northeastern locks of the [[Kiel Canal]]
| 1895
| The lighthouse includes a memorial hall for the German emperors [[William I, German Emperor|William I]], [[Frederick III, German Emperor|Frederick III]] and [[William II, German Emperor|William II]] who were all involved in ceremonies surrounding the construction of the canal. William II laid the cornerstone of the lighthouse.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Travemünde Old Lighthouse|Travemünde]]
| [[File:Travemuende-Leuchtturm.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Travemünde]], the port of [[Lübeck]]
| 1539
| A light station at Travemünde can be traced back to 1226 and the first lightkeeper was recorded in 1316. This historic tower remained in use until 1974 when a nearby high-rise hotel was used to host the navigational light. The lighthouse tower is now a museum.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Marienleuchte, Fehmarn]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Marienleuchte.JPG|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Fehmarn]] island
| 1967
| The German name ''Marienleuchte'' [Marie's light] refers to Danish queen-consort [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel]] who inaugurated the first lighthouse in this place on her birthday in 1832. The latter building was replaced by a modern tower in 1967.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Neuland Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Neuland Lighthouse nr Behrensdorf.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Hohwacht Bay]], 1&nbsp;km north of [[Behrensdorf]]
| 1916
| The tower was deactivated in 1996 but has since been used as a warning light by the [[German Navy]] during live firing exercises in the area. It is featured in the coat of arms of Behrensdorf.
|-
| [[Pelzerhaken Lighthouse|Pelzerhaken]]
| [[File:Pelzerhaken 6006.JPG|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| 8&nbsp;km south of [[Neustadt in Holstein]]
| 1937
| This tower was built around an older Danish lighthouse from 1842.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Schleimünde]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Schleimünde.JPG|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| At the mouth of the [[Schlei]] inlet
| 1871<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|
|-
| [[Strukkamphuk Lighthouse|Strukkamphuk]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Strukkamphuk 2013a.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| South side of [[Fehmarn]] island
| 1935
| This tower forms a range of [[leading lights]] together with [[Flügge Lighthouse]] which serves as the rear light.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Staberhuk]]
| [[File:Fehmarn lighthouse Staberhuk 02.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Fehmarn]] island
| 1904
| The tower was originally built with yellow bricks but it turned out that those were not suited for severe Baltic Sea winters. Therefore, the north and west sides were later covered in red bricks which makes the lighthouse appear to have vertical red and yellow stripes. The [[Fresnel lens]] installed in the lantern was originally used in the [[Heligoland Lighthouse]] while that North Sea island was under British administration in the 19th century. It was transferred to Staberhuk when the lighthouse in Heligoland was replaced in 1901.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Westermarkelsdorf]]
| [[File:Fehmarn lighthouse Westermarkelsdorf 01.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| [[Fehmarn]] island
| 1881
| The tower was heightened in 1902 which left a seam in the wall that is still visible today.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
|-
| [[Cape Arkona Lighthouse]]
| [[File:CapeArkonaLighthouses.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Cape Arkona]], [[Rügen]] island
| 1826
| This site has two lighthouses and a radio beacon. The older lighthouse was built in 1826 to plans by [[Karl Friedrich Schinkel]]. In 1902, an electrically lit tower was erected nearby to replace Schinkel's lighthouse.
|-
| [[Bastorf Lighthouse|Bastorf]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Bastorf 1936.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Bastorf]] at the [[Mecklenburg Bight]]
| 1878
| With a focal height of {{convert|95.5|m|ft}} above sea level, this lighthouse has the highest lantern position in Germany.<ref name="Rowlett deu4">{{cite rowlett |deu4|accessdate=23 August 2014 |date=6 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Darßer Ort Lighthouse|Darßer Ort]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Darßer Ort-wv.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Darß]]
| 1848
| The keeper's house has been turned into an aquarium and museum of natural history by the [[German Oceanographic Museum]].<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Gollwitz Lighthouse|Gollwitz]]
| [[File:Nebelstation Gollwitz.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Poel]] island
| 1953
| An older skeletal tower at this station was replaced in 1953 by a short lighthouse overlooking the keeper's house. The light was later elevated to a new mast to form a range of [[leading lights]]. After the [[reunification of Germany]], the new mast was removed and a [[sector light]] was established in the 1953 facility.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Greifswalder Oie Lighthouse|Greifswalder Oie]]
| [[File:Kroeslin Greifswalder Oie Leuchtturm.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Greifswalder Oie]] island
| 1855
| The current tower replaced an older lighthouse from 1832. It is the landfall light for ships en route to [[Stralsund]].<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Gellen Lighthouse|Gellen]]
| [[File:GellenLeuchturmO.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Hiddensee]] island
| 1905<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|
|-
| [[Dornbusch Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Hiddensee asv2022-08 img39 Leuchtturm Dornbusch.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Dornbusch (Hiddensee)]]
| 1888
| The site owes its name to thorny bushes that are abundant in the area.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Kollicker Ort Lighthouse|Kollicker Ort]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Kolliker Ort 1.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Rügen]] island
| 1904
| The construction is identical to [[Ranzow Lighthouse]].<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Maltzien Lighthouse|Maltzien]]
| [[File:Maltzien Leuchtturm.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| Southeastern part of [[Rügen]] island
| 1934
| This is the front light in a [[leading lights|range]] for the approach to [[Stralsund]] harbour.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Peenemünde Lighthouse|Peenemünde]]
| [[File:Leuchtfeuer Peenemuende 02.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| Offshore 4&nbsp;km north of [[Peenemünde]]<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
| 1954
|
|-
| [[Prora Lighthouse|Prora]]
|
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Prora]], [[Rügen]] island
| 1986
| Built for telecommunication purposes rather than navigation, it was deactivated in 1999.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Ranzow]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Ranzow Kap Arkona.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| Northern shore of [[Rügen]] island
| 1905
| Originally built on the [[Jasmund]] peninsula it was deactivated in 1999 and relocated to [[Cape Arkona]] in 2002 for display. The construction is identical to [[Kollicker Ort Lighthouse]].<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Sassnitz East Pier Light]]
| [[File:Sassnitz Mole Leuchtturm 2012-08-04 063.JPG|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Sassnitz]], [[Rügen]] island
| 1937
| This lighthouse is located at the end of a {{convert|1.5|km}} pier in the former ferry port of Sassnitz.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|-
| [[Timmendorf Lighthouse|Timmendorf]]
| [[File:Lotzenstation Insel Poel.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Poel]] island
| 1872
| A protected historic site, the facility is also being used as a [[maritime pilot]] station for the port of [[Wismar]].<ref name="Rowlett deu4" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wismar-rostock-stralsund-pilots.de/html/wismar.htm |title=Wismar Lotsenanmeldung |trans-title=Wismar pilot requests |language=de |publisher=Lotsenbrüderschaft Wismar Rostock Stralsund |access-date=24 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140824204532/http://www.wismar-rostock-stralsund-pilots.de/html/wismar.htm |archive-date=24 August 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Ueckermünde Pier Light|Ueckermünde]]
| [[File:Ueckermuende Leuchtturm und Uecker.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Ueckermünde]] at the mouth of the river Uecker
| 2000<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
|
|-
| [[Warnemünde Lighthouse]]
| [[File:Leuchtturm Warnemünde beim "Leuchtturm in Flammen 2012".jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Warnemünde]]
| 1898
| Navigational lights have been displayed at Warnemünde since 1248.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" /> Proposed already in the 1860s as a replacement for an old light, the current tower was established only in 1898. It has become a landmark for the Rostock area.
|-
| [[Wustrow Lighthouse|Wustrow]]
| [[File:Wustrow Leuchtfeuer.jpg|120px]]
| [[Baltic Sea]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Wustrow, Nordvorpommern|Wustrow]]
| 1933
| The station was established in 1911 as a fog warning site. In 1993, a separate lighthouse was built. Because the site became increasingly endangered by high-rising floods, a new mast was erected in 2013, and the old tower was deactivated in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baken-net.de/wustrow.htm |title=Nebelsignalstelle und Orientierungsfeuer Wustrow |trans-title=Wustrow fog signal and navigational light station |language=de |work=Baken-net.de |access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Plauer See Lighthouse|Plauer See]]
| [[File:Plau am See Aussichtsturm.JPG|120px]]
| [[Plauer See (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)|Plauer See]]
| [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
| [[Plau am See]]
| 2012
| The tower itself was erected as a look-out and is open to the public from April to September. A [[sector light]] is installed on top of it to mark the entrance into the river [[Elde]] from the lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deutsche-leuchtfeuer.de/binnen/plauer-see.html |title=Leuchtturm und Sektorenfeuer am Plauer See |language=de |work=Deutsche Leuchtfeuer |access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lindau Lighthouse]]
| [[File:DE Lindau.jpg|120px]]
| [[Lake Constance]]
| [[Bavaria]]
| At the harbour entrance to [[Lindau]]
| 1853
| The lighthouse and the entire port of Lindau were originally built by the Bavarian Railway Company and later used to be operated by the shipping department for Lake Constance of [[Deutsche Bahn]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bodensee-woche.de/historischer-lindauer-hafen-nach-153-jahren-bayerisch-291009-7774/ |title=Historischer Lindauer Hafen nach 197 Jahren bayerisch |language=de |work=Bodensee-Woche |publisher=FSF-Medienverlag |date=29 October 2009 |access-date=28 June 2011 |archive-date=13 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213134358/http://www.bodensee-woche.de/historischer-lindauer-hafen-nach-153-jahren-bayerisch-291009-7774/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eventually the port was sold to the city works of Constance in 2002 together with the Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe GmbH shipping company. After several years of negotiations the port area and thus the lighthouse were transferred to the town of Lindau in April 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/allgaeu/ticker/rsaradio/RSA-Radio-Verkauf-Lindauer-Hafen-nun-notariell-beurkundet;art9573,758350 |title=Verkauf Lindauer Hafen nun notariell beurkundet |language=de |work=RSA Radio |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=28 June 2011 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001095234/http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/allgaeu/ticker/rsaradio/RSA-Radio-Verkauf-Lindauer-Hafen-nun-notariell-beurkundet;art9573,758350 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Konstanz East Pier Light]]
| [[File:Konstanz Hafen asv2022-10 img3.jpg|120px]]
| [[Lake Constance]]
| [[Baden-Württemberg]]
| [[Konstanz]]
| 1890
| The light is mounted on a mast on top of a building at the end of the east [[Mole (architecture)|mole]] of the port of Konstanz.<ref>{{cite rowlett |deu5|accessdate=24 August 2014 |date=19 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Heliosturm|Helios tower]]
| [[File:Ehrenfeldlighthousecomplete.JPG|120px]]
| None
| [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| [[Cologne]]
| 1894/1895
| Lighthouse of the former Helios AG for test and research purposes.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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