Leuchtturm Strukkamphuk, Navigation lighthouse in Fehmarn, Germany.
Leuchtturm Strukkamphuk is a 5-metre cylindrical concrete tower painted entirely white, standing just west of the Fehmarnsund bridge on Fehmarn. A circular lantern sits on top, and a small single-storey technical building stands beside it. With the Flügge lighthouse it forms a directional light for the Fehmarn Sound channel.
A first light was set up in 1872 on a three-metre wooden frame. In 1896 an iron lantern house was mounted on a five-metre octagonal tower, and in 1935 the present concrete tower replaced it, lit by liquid gas. Electrification came in 1954 with a 40-watt bulb; since 2000 a halogen lamp has served as the light source, with five spare lamps in the changer.
The tower is one half of a directional light pair with the Flügge lighthouse, guiding ships through the Fehmarnsund channel. Its isophase signal shows white or red depending on direction, with a range of 8 nautical miles for white and 6 for red. The station is managed by the Lübeck waterway authority (WSV).
The tower stands 2.5 km west of the Fehmarnsund bridge and can only be reached on foot from the bridge or from the Strukkamphuk campsite; the interior cannot be visited. The white light reaches about 15 km, the red about 11 km, flashing 1.5 seconds every 3 seconds.
The tower stands 2.5 km west of the Fehmarnsund bridge and is paired with the Flügge lighthouse as a directional light for the Fehmarn channel. Its isophase light shows white or red depending on direction, reaching 8 nautical miles for white and 6 for red.
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