Olhörn Lighthouse

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Olhörn lighthouse
Leuchtturm Olhörn
Tower


Location	North Sea, Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Coordinates	54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E / 54.680764°N 8.566319°E / 54.680764; 8.566319
Constructed	1952
Construction	masonry (tower), brick (façade)
Automated	1980
Height	8.6 m (28 ft)
Shape	square
Markings	unpainted (tower), white (lantern)
Operator	Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–)

Light
First lit	1952
Focal height	10 m (33 ft)
Lens	Fresnel lens
Range	13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green)
Characteristic	Oc(4) WR 15s

Olhörn Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.

References

"Olhörn" (in German). Tönning Water and Shipping Office. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: North Frisia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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