Neuland Lighthouse

Neuland

Neuland Lighthouse from the southeast near Behrensdorf
Location	Hohwacht Bay, Baltic Sea
Coordinates	54°21.639′N 10°36.056′E / 54.36065°N 10.600933°E / 54.36065; 10.600933
Year first constructed	1915
Year first lit	1918
Deactivated	1996
Construction	Brick
Tower shape	Octagonal unpainted brick tower with grey lantern
Height	40 metres (131 ft)
Focal height	40 metres (131 ft)
Original lens	Fresnel lens
Current lens	Rotating mirror
Admiralty number	C1276
NGA number	3136
ARLHS number	FED-164

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

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

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  Coat of arms of Behrensdorf

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  Deutsche Post stamp from the 2006 Leuchttürme series

References

1. ^ Leuchtturm Neuland at Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Lübeck. Accessed on 11 Sep 10. (German)

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Lübeck to Flensburg". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/deu3.htm. 

External links

• Der Leuchtturm Neuland (German)