Leuchtturm Lauterbach, Maritime navigation lighthouse in Lauterbach harbor, Putbus, Germany

Leuchtturm Lauterbach is a cast-iron lighthouse moved to Lauterbach harbor in 2021, where it stands on a concrete foundation faced with granite. It works as a three-sector leading light guiding ships through the narrow harbor entrance. The tower was built in 1904 by Julius Pintsch and first served as Leuchtturm Ranzow on the Jasmund coast.

Built in 1904 by Julius Pintsch, the tower entered service on 1 April 1905 as Leuchtturm Ranzow on the north coast of the Jasmund peninsula, guiding ships alongside the Kollicker Ort light after the 1897 Königslinie ferry link opened. It was switched off in 1999, dismantled in 2002 and restored on the Stralsund waterways authority yard on Dänholm, then displayed at Kap Arkona from 2004 to 2019. Restored again from late 2019, it was set on a granite-clad concrete foundation in Lauterbach harbour on 14 June 2021 and relit as a three-sector leading light on 17 June 2021.

The tower is a listed witness of German maritime signalling: it stood at Kap Arkona from 2004 to 2019 as part of the Flächendenkmal. Since 17 June 2021 it works again as a three-sector leading light, guiding ships through the narrow harbour entrance of Lauterbach, which was modernised between 2019 and 2021 for about five million euros.

The lighthouse is easily visible from the harbor and can be viewed from the water or from the walkways around the port area. The best view comes when arriving by boat or while walking along the harbor edge.

The tower is a product of the Julius Pintsch company, which built the identical Kollicker Ort light in 1904 and the Gellen light in 1907. Its 2021 foundation is faced with granite blocks, and it now projects a three-sector light through the narrow harbour entrance.