Kleiner Leuchtturm , Cast iron lighthouse in Borkum, Germany.
The 32-meter hexadecagonal tower stands on a ten-meter dune on the southwest side of Borkum island, featuring red and white stripes on its exterior.
Built in 1891 as part of the German-Dutch navigation project, this lighthouse guided ships through the Ems river channels until its decommissioning in 2003.
Deutsche Post recognized the maritime heritage by issuing a dedicated 45-cent stamp featuring the Kleiner Leuchtturm on July 12, 2012.
The lighthouse structure now functions as a radar antenna tower for the Ems traffic safety system, monitored jointly by German and Dutch authorities.
This structure marked history as Germany's first electric lighthouse, operating with its own coal power plant before transitioning to diesel generators.
Location: Borkum
Website: http://www.wsa-emden.de/schifffahrt/Schifffahrtszeichen/Feste_Schifffahrtszeichen/Kleiner_Leuchtturm_Borkum/index.html
Made from material: cast iron
Address: Süderstraße, 26757 Borkum
GPS coordinates: 53.57875,6.66703
Latest update: March 7, 2025 11:47
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