List of lighthouses in Germany

Template:Short description Template:GeoGroup This is a list of lighthouses in Germany.

List

Name	Image	Water body	State	Location	Built	Notes
Amrum	File:Amrum leuchtturm gross ds 05 2009.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Amrum island	1873
Nebel	File:Lighthouse nebel amrum P5252520.JPG	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Nebel, Amrum	1981	The construction is identical to the Nieblum light at Föhr island.<ref name="WSA Tönning identical">Template:Cite web</ref>
Wriakhörn	File:Lighthouse-amrum-germany-1060504.JPG	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Amrum island near the main lighthouse
Norddorf	File:Quermarkenfeuer Norddorf auf Amrum.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Norddorf, Amrum	1906<ref name="Rowlett deu2b">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Büsum	File:Leuchtturm buesum.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Büsum	1913<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Dagebüll	File:Dagebuell Leuchtturm.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Dagebüll	1929	Deactivated in 1988
Heligoland	File:Heligoland 07-2016 photo20.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Heligoland island	1952
Helgoland Düne	File:Helgoland Leuchtturm Duene.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Düne (Heligoland)	1936<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Hörnum	File:Leuchtturm Hörnum 2012 PD 3.JPG	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Hörnum, Sylt island	1907<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Kampen	File:Leuchtturm Kampen.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Kampen, Sylt island	1855	Deactivated in 1975.
List Ost and List West	File:Leuchtturm Westellenbogen.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	List, Sylt island Template:Coord (List Ost)<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" /> Template:Coord (List West)<ref name="WSA Tönning coord" />	1858	These twin lighthouses are Germany's northernmost lighthouses.<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Nieblum	File:DEU - Nieblum - Föhr 001.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Nieblum, Föhr island	1981	The construction is identical to the Nebel light at Amrum.<ref name="WSA Tönning identical" />
Oland	File:Leuchtturm Oland.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Oland island	1929	Germany's only lighthouse with a thatched roof
Olhörn	File:Wyk Leuchtturm 1.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Wyk auf Föhr	1952
Pellworm	File:Der Pellwormer Leuchtturm mit Wärterhaus.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Pellworm island	1907<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Rotes Kliff	File:LeuchtturmRotesKliffBeiKampenAufSylt.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Kampen, Sylt island	1913
St. Peter-Böhl	File:Lighthouse Sankt Peter-Boehl.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Eiderstedt peninsula at the entrance to the Eider estuary	1892<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Westerheversand	File:Westerhever.jpg	North Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Westerhever	1908	One of the best-known lighthouses in Germany and a popular site for weddings.<ref name="Rowlett deu2b" />
Neuwerk	File:Neuwerk-Turm.jpg	North Sea	Hamburg	Neuwerk island in the Elbe river estuary	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	File:Blankenese Low Lighthouse Only.jpg	North Sea	Hamburg	Elbe river	1984
Blankenese High	File:Blankenese-Leuchtturm Oberfeuer.jpg	North Sea	Hamburg	Elbe river	1983
Bremerhaven	File:Bremerhaven Oberfeuer 04.jpg	North Sea	Bremen	Bremerhaven	1853	This tower serves as the rear light in a pair of leading lights.
Brinkamahof	File:Bremerhaven Leuchtturm Brinkamahof.jpg	North Sea	Bremen	Bremerhaven	1912	Deactivated and relocated in 1980<ref name="Rowlett deu1b">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Alte Weser	File:AlteWeser 1964.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Outer Weser estuary	1964
Arngast	File:Arngast 2041.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Jade Bight	1910	Listed as a historic building in Germany.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Borkum Old	File:Alter Leuchtturm Borkum 2009.jpg	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	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	File:Campener Leuchtturm, 2010-06 CN-04.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Krummhörn	1891	With Template:Convert, 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	File:Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo09 port area.jpg	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">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Kugelbake	File:Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo23 Kugelbake.jpg	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	File:Eckwarderhörne Leuchtturm 2014-03-07.JPG	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>Template:Cite news</ref>
Emden	File:Leuchtturm Emden Westmole.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Emden at the 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	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Wremen	1974<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
Hohe Weg	File:Aerial photograph 60D 2012 05 13 8737 DxO.jpg	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		North Sea	Lower Saxony	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	File:VerkehrszentraleEms.JPG	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Knock, 15 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	North Sea	Lower Saxony	North of Mellum island	1946
Memmert	File:Leuchtturm Juist 2009.JPG	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Memmert island	1992	Deactivated in 1986 and rebuilt as a replica on Juist island.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Minsener Oog Buhne A	File:MinseA.jpg	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	File:Lt norderney 2007 retouched.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Norderney island	1874	Restored extensively in 2004–5.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Pilsum	File:Pilsumer Leuchtturm 2010-10 CN-I.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Pilsum	1889	Deactivated in 1915. The building was featured in the film Template:Ill by comedian Otto Waalkes.<ref name="leuchttuerme2010p136">Template:Cite book</ref>
Roter Sand	File:Leuchtturm roter sand.jpg	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Outer Weser estuary	1885
Sandstedt	File:Sandstedt Leuchtturm Oberfeuer alt.jpg	Weser river	Lower Saxony	Sandstedt	1898	Deactivated in 1981.<ref name="Rowlett deu1b" />
Schillig Lighthouse	File:Schillig 7086.JPG	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Schillig, Jade Bight	1961	Deactivated in 1987.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Tossens Leading Lights	File:Tossens range front 7498.jpg File:Tossens range rear 7697.JPG	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Tossens	1987<ref name="FVRS">Template:Cite web</ref>
Tossens Old Rear Light	File:2013-05-03 Fotoflug Leer Papenburg DSCF7434 (crop).JPG	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	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	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Voslapp, north of Wilhelmshaven	1962<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Wangerooge Old Lighthouse	File:DEU - Wangerooge - alter Turm 001.jpg	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	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Wangerooge island	1969	Built as a landfall light for supertankers bound for Wilhelmshaven.<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Wilhelmshaven	File:Wilhelmshaven Leuchtturm.JPG	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	File:Lighthouse Wybelsum.JPG	North Sea	Lower Saxony	Wybelsum, Emden	1970<ref name="Rowlett deu1a" />
Bülk Lighthouse	File:Leuchtturm Buelk 1 2009.jpg	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	File:Dahme-Ostsee-Leuchtturm-sommer.jpg	Baltic Sea	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">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Eckernförde Old Lighthouse	File:Historischer Leuchtturm Eckernförde.jpg	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 New Lighthouse	File:Eckernfoerde 0207.jpg	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Eckernförde	1986	This tower replaced the Eckernförde Old Lighthouse of 1907.<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
Fehmarnbelt Lightship	File:Fehmarnbelt.jpg	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	1908	1985	Originally used on the 'Außeneider' position in the Eider estuary of the North Sea, the vessel was relocated to the Fehmarn Belt in 1965. It was retired in 1985.
Flügge	File:Flügge Lighthouse, Southeast view 20140812 1.jpg	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	South side of Fehmarn island	1916	A historic landmark of Fehmarn, this tower had a 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	File:Heiligenhafen 6682.jpg	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	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	File:Leuchtturm Kiel Kiel2002.jpg	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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Friedrichsort	File:Leuchtturm Friedrichsort Kiel2014.JPG	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	File:Kiel-Holtenau-Leuchtturm.jpg	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, Frederick III and 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	File:Travemuende-Leuchtturm.jpg	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	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	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	Hohwacht Bay, 1 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	File:Pelzerhaken 6006.JPG	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	8 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	Baltic Sea	Schleswig-Holstein	At the mouth of the Schlei inlet	1871<ref name="Rowlett deu3" />
Strukkamphuk	File:Leuchtturm Strukkamphuk 2013a.jpg	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	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	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	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	File:Leuchtturm Bastorf 1936.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Bastorf at the Mecklenburg Bight	1878	With a focal height of Template:Convert above sea level, this lighthouse has the highest lantern position in Germany.<ref name="Rowlett deu4">Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Darßer Ort	File:Leuchtturm Darßer Ort-wv.jpg	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	File:Nebelstation Gollwitz.jpg	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	File:Kroeslin Greifswalder Oie Leuchtturm.jpg	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	File:GellenLeuchturmO.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Hiddensee island	1905<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
Dornbusch Lighthouse	File:Hiddensee asv2022-08 img39 Leuchtturm Dornbusch.jpg	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	File:Leuchtturm Kolliker Ort 1.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Rügen island	1904	The construction is identical to Ranzow Lighthouse.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
Maltzien	File:Maltzien Leuchtturm.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Southeastern part of Rügen island	1934	This is the front light in a range for the approach to Stralsund harbour.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
Peenemünde	File:Leuchtfeuer Peenemuende 02.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Offshore 4 km north of Peenemünde<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />	1954
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	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	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Sassnitz, Rügen island	1937	This lighthouse is located at the end of a Template:Convert pier in the former ferry port of Sassnitz.<ref name="Rowlett deu4" />
Timmendorf	File:Lotzenstation Insel Poel.jpg	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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ueckermünde	File:Ueckermuende Leuchtturm und Uecker.jpg	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	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	File:Wustrow Leuchtfeuer.jpg	Baltic Sea	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Plauer See	File:Plau am See Aussichtsturm.JPG	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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lindau Lighthouse	File:DE Lindau.jpg	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>Template:Cite news</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>Template:Cite news</ref>
Konstanz East Pier Light	File:Konstanz Hafen asv2022-10 img3.jpg	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 of the port of Konstanz.<ref>Template:Cite rowlett</ref>
Helios tower	File:Ehrenfeldlighthousecomplete.JPG	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

External links

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