Bremerhaven lighthouse

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Loschenturm from 1854

The Bremerhaven lighthouse (also known as the old lighthouse , large lighthouse , Simon-Loschen lighthouse or Loschenturm ) is the Bremerhaven head light at the new harbor . It is the oldest mainland lighthouse still in operation on the German Bight and is one of the landmarks of Bremerhaven . The building has been a listed building since 1984 .

history

Loschenturm with open lock (1900)
Postcard from 1916
Under fire

According to plans by the Bremen architect Simon Loschen , the Great Lighthouse was built in the style of North German brick Gothic on the north side of the lock to the New Harbor, which was completed in 1852 ; it went into operation in 1856. Next to the 39.90 m high tower were the residential and service buildings for the lighthouse and lock keepers, also built as clinker brick and partly destroyed in the Second World War .

The beacon, which was initially powered by gas , was electrified in 1925 and automated in 1951.

Today, civil weddings are also held in the listed lighthouse .

Present function

The leading light line shining down the Weser was replaced by another lighting system in 1959. For the upstream line, which forms the transition area from the outer to the lower Weser, the tower is still in operation today as an overhead light. The associated “Unterfeuer Bremerhaven” is formed by the red and white striped lighthouse on the south pier of the lock, also popularly known as the minaret . Both fires light up synchronously (“equally”) for two seconds, two seconds off.

Philatelic

In the lighthouses stamp series , Deutsche Post AG is issuing a postage stamp with a face value of 45 euro cents with the motif of the Bremerhaven underfire . The design comes from Johannes Graf from Dortmund. The first issue date will be June 8, 2017.

See also

literature

  • Otmar Struve and Uwe Schwartz: Historical sea marks in Bremerhaven. in: Denkmalpflege in Bremen, issue 13, 2016, pp. 109–111.

Web links

Commons : Richtfeuer Bremerhaven  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Monument database of the LfD
  2. ↑ Simon Loschen Lighthouse. In: bremerhaven.de. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 46.7 "  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 12.4"  E