List West
| List West lighthouse | ||
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| Place: | List on Sylt | |
| Location: | Elbow | |
| Geographical location: | 55 ° 3 '10.6 " N , 8 ° 24' 5.1" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 11.3 m | |
| Fire height : | 19 m | |
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| Identifier : | Oc.WRG.6s | |
| Scope knows: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Scope green: | 12 nm (22.2 km ) | |
| Scope red: | 10 nm (18.5 km ) | |
| Optics: | Belt lens | |
| Operating mode: | Metal halide lamp | |
| Function: | Guiding and orientation lights | |
| Construction time: | 1857 | |
| Operating time: | since 1858 | |
The white List West lighthouse is located on Sylt's Ellenbogen peninsula . It was built by the Kingdom of Denmark and is not only the northernmost lighthouse, but also the northernmost building in Germany . It is also the oldest lighthouse on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein and the first cast iron lighthouse in Germany.
Today's electrically operated guide and orientation light is equipped with a metal halide lamp of 230 V / 250 W and has been remote-controlled since 1977. The identifier is an interruption of the light every six seconds (Ubr. 6 s), generated by a rotating screen. An ascent or a visit is not possible.
List West has a twin tower List Ost , which was put into service at the same time and is slightly higher at 13.6 m.
See also
Web links
Commons : Leuchtturm List West - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- List-West. WSA Tönning , accessed on March 17, 2014 .