Bremerhaven Lighthouse

Bremerhaven Lighthouse
Bremerhaven Oberfeuer
Map
LocationBremerhaven, Germany
Coordinates53°32′46.7″N 8°34′12.4″E / 53.546306°N 8.570111°E / 53.546306; 8.570111
Tower
Constructed1855
Constructionbrick tower
Automated1951
Height37 metres (121 ft)
Shapesquare base Brick Gothic tower with octagonal prism lantern
Markingsunpainted bricks with white ornaments, green lantern
OperatorWSA Bremerhaven[1]
Heritageprotected cultural heritage monument in Bremen (state) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1856 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height37 metres (121 ft)
Range8 nmi (15 km)
CharacteristicIso W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

The Bremerhaven Lighthouse, also known as the Simon Loschen Tower or Loschen Lighthouse, is the rear light of a pair of leading lights at the New Harbour of Bremerhaven, Germany. It is the oldest operative lighthouse on the mainland along Germany's North Sea shore and is counted among the city's landmarks.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Bremerhaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 February 2016.