Leading light line Blankenese

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The leading light line Blankenese with the lower light (left in the foreground) and the upper light (right in the background)

The leading lights line Blankenese is a built 1983-1984 leading lights of the Elbe -propelled ships in the Hamburg district of Blankenese . It started operating on November 29, 1984, and the marked fairway is around 8.4 kilometers long.

Existing plant

The facility consists of two red and white striped lighthouses . The 42 meter high Blankenese sub-light was built directly on the banks of the Elbe. The 40 meter high Blankenese overhead light is 1,340 meters away on top of the Geest ridge. Both differ in the color of the lantern house, the lower light is painted white, the upper light is red. The leading light line is remotely controlled and monitored by the nautical center Seemannshöft .

New building (2019)

New construction of the lower fire

As part of the ongoing deepening of the Elbe , the topping-out light has been erected since autumn 2019. The two new towers are to be 32 and 62 m high; The latter will be the second tallest lighthouse in Germany (after the Campen lighthouse). The start of construction had been delayed again and again; it was originally planned for 2008. Construction work on the new leading light line began in September 2019. The existing towers will be demolished after the new leading light line goes into operation.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German beacons. Elbe and Kiel Canal: Blankenese ( Memento from September 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Hamburg receives the highest tower , Hamburger Abendblatt
  3. ↑ Lighthouse will be demolished ( Memento from July 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Elbe-Wochenblatt, July 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ Start of construction for new lighthouses in Blankenese NDR online, September 10, 2019