Neuland Lighthouse

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Neuland Lighthouse
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Neuland Lighthouse from the southeast near Behrensdorf
Neuland Lighthouse
Location Hohwacht Bay, Baltic Sea
Coordinates 54°21.639′N10°36.056′E / 54.360650°N 10.600933°E / 54.360650; 10.600933
Tower
Constructed1916
Constructionbrick tower
Height40 metres (131 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted brick tower with grey lantern
HeritageHeritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1918
Deactivated1996
Focal height40 metres (131 ft)
Lens Fresnel lens (original), rotating mirror (current)
Characteristic F YR 5s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Neuland Lighthouse (German : Leuchtturm Neuland) is a lighthouse in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein on the Baltic Sea coast that was in service from 1918 to 1996. It stands on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay about 1 kilometre north of the village of Behrensdorf.

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History

The lighthouse was built in 1915/16 and taken into service in 1918. It is built of brick and is 40 metres high. The light is 40 metres above sea level. The original red and white exterior paint was removed in 1985 when the tower underwent a modernisation.

The original lens was a Fresnel lens with a focus of 400 m. It was replaced by a rotating mirror optic in 1996 when the regular light was deactivated and the tower was transferred to the German Navy. The tower has since been used as a warning light displaying red and yellow signals when live firing is conducted in the military training grounds at Hohwacht Bay. [1]

The lighthouse is displayed in the arms of Behrensdorf and was featured on a German stamp in 2006.

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References

  1. Leuchtturm Neuland Archived 30 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine at Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Lübeck. Accessed on 11 Sep 10. (in German)