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Pilsum Lighthouse

Pilsum Lighthouse

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Pilsum Lighthouse

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Location: Greetsiel, Aurich, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Rysumer Mühle – View of Pilsum Lighthouse loop from Borgsweer

45.1km

02:41

60m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Greetsiel Twin Windmills – Pilsumer Leuchtturm loop from Visquard

63.6km

03:51

80m

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3. Pilsum Lighthouse – Old Sluice, Greetsiel loop from Neu Hauen

23.3km

01:21

30m

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Seahunter

June 18, 2016

The lighthouse was planned in 1883 as part of the German-Dutch lighting project of the Unter-Ems as one of five Leitfeuern and completed in 1890. On 1 October 1891, all five lighthouses were put into service together. Each of the five head fires was responsible for a fixed section on the ship's route between the North Sea and Emden. The Pilsum lighthouse was responsible for about five kilometers long and about 600 meters wide section of the route between Borkum and Emden. The other lighthouses within the transnational project were:

    Small lighthouse Borkum, German
    Lighthouse camping, German
    Lighthouse Watum, Dutch, destroyed in World War II
    Lighthouse Delfzijl, Dutch, destroyed in World War II

The lighthouse served until June 1915 for firing the Emshörnrinne. Then he was taken out of service because of the First World War, to give enemy ships no indication of the fairway. In October 1919, the final decommissioning, as the fairway had changed by sand deposits. After decommissioning, the tower was used for different purposes and by changing owners. Its structural condition deteriorated steadily and in the fall of 1972 it was even thought about a demolition.

Instead of demolition took place in the spring of 1973, a complex renovation of the lighthouse, as a result, he also received the first time the so-known red-yellow-red paint.

Since 1998, the lighthouse is owned by the Deichacht Krummhörn, which has since taken care of the preservation of the lighthouse.

The tower became popular especially through the film Otto - The Frisian by the comedian Otto Waalkes. In the film, the lighthouse Otto serves as an apartment.

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Xray2307

February 26, 2017

The Pilsum lighthouse became particularly well-known through the film "Otto - Der Ausserfriesische" by comedian Otto Waalkes. In the film, Otto had his apartment here. At 14 meters high, the Pilsum lighthouse is the smallest, but for the reasons mentioned above it is also the most famous lighthouse in Germany. Civil weddings have also been held here since 2004. A midsummer night's wedding or a candlelight dinner can also be enjoyed here with a view of the East Frisian Wadden Sea. However: Always book in good time, because the married people crowd here and the space is not exactly lush with a few square meters.

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JR56

October 16, 2018

The landmark in this region - I had imagined it much higher - it's just a small but beautiful lighthouse.

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Location: Greetsiel, Aurich, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Pilsum Lighthouse

1. Rysumer Mühle – View of Pilsum Lighthouse loop from Borgsweer

2. Greetsiel Twin Windmills – Pilsumer Leuchtturm loop from Visquard

3. Pilsum Lighthouse – Old Sluice, Greetsiel loop from Neu Hauen

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