Este estuary lighthouse

Este estuary lighthouse
The former beacon
Place:	Hamburg-Neuenfelde
Location:	On the eastern pier of the Este barrage
Geographical location:	53 ° 32 '9 "  N , 9 ° 47' 29.5"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 32 '9 "  N , 9 ° 47' 29.5"  E
Height of tower base:	4.4  m above sea level NN
Fire carrier height :	6.3 m
Fire height :	10.7 m
Optics:	Belt optics VI. order
Operating mode:	electric
Function:	Beacon
Construction time:	1966-1967
Operating time:	March 15, 1967 - May 24, 1995
International ordinal number:	B 1569

The Estemünde lighthouse was a beacon at the confluence of the Este in the Elbe in Hamburg 's Neuenfelde district .

The then black and white striped concrete tower stands at the Este barrage at Mühlenberger Loch not far from the Sietas shipyard near the Airbus factory in Finkenwerder .

The lighthouse began operating on March 15, 1967. He had a belt optic VI. Order, which was taken over from the old light beacon Cranz, with a 100-watt incandescent lamp . After the fire was extinguished on May 24, 1995 and the tower was given a new white-gray paint job, it was finally shut down in August 2001.

Web links

Commons : Leitfeuer Estemündung  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Data and pictures at Leuchtturm-atlas.de
• Data at Leuchtturm-web.de
• Description of the Estemünder beacon on Leuchttuerme.net
• Pictures and description of the Estemünder beacon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History of the Estemünder lighthouse  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved April 24, 2011