Oland lighthouse (Germany)

Oland

Location	Oland, North Frisian islands
Coordinates	54°40′29″N 8°41′13″E / 54.67472°N 8.68694°E / 54.67472; 8.68694Coordinates: 54°40′29″N 8°41′13″E / 54.67472°N 8.68694°E / 54.67472; 8.68694
Year first constructed	1929
Year first lit	1929
Foundation	Armoured concrete plate with masoned cobblestone basement
Construction	Bricks
Tower shape	Square
Markings / pattern	Low red brick tower with thatched roof
Height	7.4 m
Focal height	7.5 m
Original lens	Belt lens
Range	13.8 nm (white), 10.8 nm (red), 9.8 nm (green)
Characteristic	F WRG
Admiralty number	B 1714
NGA number	10652
ARLHS number	FED-174

Oland lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Oland) is Germany's smallest lighthouse, being only 7.40 m tall. It is located on the small North Frisian island of Oland. It serves as a cross light for the Föhrer Ley and Dagebüll channels. It is Germany's only lighthouse with a thatched roof.

This small brick lighthouse was erected in 1929. Lit in the same year, it is still being maintained by a keeper. Until 1954 when it was electrified, the lantern was lit by liquified gas. For maintenance, the optic can be drawn out of the lantern casing on a slide. Its characteristic is "fixed", i.e. a continouous light, with white, red and green sectors.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Germany

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Cuxhaven to Sylt". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/deu2b.htm. 
• Oland and Geschichte (in German) Tönning Water and Shipping Office.
• "Leuchtfeuer Oland" (in German). Leuchtturm-Atlas. http://leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/Oland_T.html.