Leuchtturm Pellworm, Lighthouse in Pellworm, Germany.
Leuchtturm Pellworm is a cast iron tower standing 41.5 meters tall on the southern coast of Pellworm island, in the North Sea off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The tower is painted red with a white horizontal band and still carries a working light.
The tower was built in 1907 as part of a system of range lights designed to help ships navigate the North Sea. It remained in active use until 2002, when it was listed as a heritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein.
The lighthouse now serves as a registry office, and couples can get married there with views over the Wadden Sea. This makes it one of the few lighthouses in Germany where a wedding ceremony can take place inside an active heritage monument.
The tower is open to visitors on certain days during the summer months, and those who climb it reach an observation deck at the top. The site is on an exposed stretch of coast, so bring a windproof layer regardless of the season.
The tower was made from prefabricated cast iron sections that were transported to the island and assembled on site. This method of construction was common for lighthouses built in hard to reach coastal locations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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