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| Location | Neuwerk, German Bight |
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| Coordinates | 53°54′54.8″N 8°29′45″E / 53.915222°N 8.49583°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1310 (first) |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Height | 39 metres (128 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with lantern placed at the centre of a square pyramidal roof |
| Markings | red brick, greenish lantern |
| Power source | light-emitting diode, Argand lamp, kerosene lamp, incandescent light bulb, halogen lamp  |
| Operator | Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer[1] |
| Heritage | heritage monument in Hamburg |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1814 |
| Deactivated | 2014 |
| Focal height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km) |
| Characteristic | until February 2014: LFl.(3) WRG 20 s now: F. |
The Great Tower Neuwerk is the most significant building of the Neuwerk island, belonging to Hamburg. Completed in 1310, the structure is one of the oldest worldwide that was used as lighthouse (1814–2014) and still standing. This former beacon, watchtower and lighthouse is also the oldest building in Hamburg and oldest secular building on the German coast.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Cuxhaven and Stade". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2016.