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.
Built in 1906/07, the tower served as the upper light of a range-light system, with a separate lower light about a kilometre out in the Wadden Sea. The lower light was switched off in August 2002, while the main tower remains active as a sector light. It has been remotely controlled from the Tönning waterways authority since 1977.
Since 1998, civil wedding ceremonies have been held in the tower, which stands on the southern edge of the island near the sea dike. The former keeper's cottage built alongside it in 1906/07 stands next to the tower. The tower also serves as a daymark for shipping alongside the tower of the Old Church.
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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