Eckwarden rear range light

Eckwarden rear range light is a 45-meter-tall cast iron structure located on the Butjadingen coast designed to guide ships through the Jade Bight waters. It functioned alongside a front range light to create precise navigation channels for passing vessels.

Built in 1962, this navigation aid served vessel traffic for nearly 50 years before being retired from active duty in 2010. Its construction reflects the coastal engineering methods that developed during the mid-20th century.

It stands as a marker of maritime tradition along the Lower Saxony coast and represents the engineering knowledge communities developed to navigate these waters safely.

Access to the lighthouse is from the landside via marked paths along the coast in Butjadingen. The structure sits in a coastal setting where weather conditions can change quickly, so visitors should come prepared.

This structure served as the rear element of a pair with a front range light located in Solthörn shallows. Vessels found the safe passage by aligning these two lights one behind the other.

Location: Butjadingen

Inception: 1962

Height: 45 m

Made from material: cast iron

Part of: Eckwarden range lights

Address: Eckwarder Str. 118A, 26969 Butjadingen, Germany

Opening Hours: "keine regelmäßigen Öffnungszeiten"

Phone: +491749402491

Website: https://leuchtfeuer-preusseneck.de

GPS coordinates: 53.52102,8.23248

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:41