lighthouse Neuwerk

Lighthouse Neuwerk in March 2002. It's open for visitors, 138 steps over an outsiding glassy staircase. This variant isn't a good optical thing.

lighthouse Neuwerk

The tower was built from 1299 till 1310 as a military tower to protect the trade ways. Only in 1814 the tower get the function of a lighthouse.

lighthouse Neuwerk
(cross light, works since december 20th 1814, height of building 39 m, height of fire 38 m, range of light white 16 sm - red 12 sm - green 11 sm, characteristic [LFl (3) WRG 20s] three longer flashes every twenty seconds, int. No.: B 1344)

 

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Lighthouse Neuwerk
at a stamp from 2010.

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