Olhörn lighthouse
Leuchtturm Olhörn
LocationNorth Sea, Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Coordinates54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E / 54.680764°N 8.566319°E / 54.680764; 8.566319
Tower
Constructed1952 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry (tower), brick (façade) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1980 Edit this on Wikidata
Height8.6 m (28 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare Edit this on Wikidata
Markingsunpainted (tower), white (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorWasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1952 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicOc(4) WR 15s Edit this on Wikidata

Olhörn Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.

Further reading

  • Zemke, Friedrich-Karl (1991). Deutsche Leuchttürme einst und jetzt (in German) (2nd ed.). Herford: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-7822-0503-0.

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