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Old Borkum Lighthouse

Old Borkum Lighthouse

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Old Borkum Lighthouse

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Location: East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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JR56

November 4, 2023

The Old Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse and at the same time the oldest building on all of the East Frisian Islands.
Archaeological excavations on Borkum revealed that there was already a small church here in the 14th century. In 1576, the city of Emden replaced the steeple of the small church with a 40 meter high tower as a daily mark for shipping: sea travel around the dreaded Borkum reef became a little safer. In 1817 everything became simpler: The Kingdom of Hanover had the Old Borkum Tower converted from a daylight to a lighthouse with oil lamps and parabolic mirrors. When the lighthouse burned out in 1879, Prussia built the New Borkum Lighthouse.

borkum.de/leuchttuerme

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Jochens Touren 🏘️ 🏞️ 📸 🔆

June 3, 2023

Worth a detour. Worth seeing and you can form something in the history of Borkum.

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VfB1897

July 9, 2023

The old lighthouse is a few hundred meters in front of the new lighthouse

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May 7, 2024

Great gravestones from the 18th century that commemorate the deceased whalers of Borkum. The inscription on each grave was painstakingly translated and set up as an information board.
Absolutely interesting!
The old lighthouse is a photo opportunity at any time of day.
Beautifully designed flowers and garden planting.

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Bettina S.

August 8, 2023

Directly at the lighthouse there is a memorial with old graves from whaling times. Interesting tombstones ☠️ and stories.

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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

September 9, 2024

The "Old Lighthouse" is the oldest building on the East Frisian island and was initially built as a landmark by the city of Emden in 1576. It also served as a church tower.
It was not until 1817 that a lighthouse was installed on the roof of the tower. The lighting consisted of 27 oil lamps with parabolic mirrors. This navigation mark was visible up to eleven kilometers (around six nautical miles) out to sea🚢.
In 1857, the lighting system was renewed and the visibility of the lighthouse was increased to around 24 kilometers (around 13 nautical miles).
🔥A fire in February 1879 ultimately destroyed the tower so badly that it was subsequently replaced by the New Lighthouse on the western edge of the town.

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Biggix

November 27, 2019

The "old lighthouse" was built in 1576 as a navigation mark and also served as a church tower. It is considered the oldest building in Borkum and is the island's landmark.

The old lighthouse cannot be climbed "until further notice", but there is a free exhibition in the base of the tower.

The old whaling cemetery is right next to the old lighthouse, and the local history museum is also nearby.

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May 24, 2020

Historically interesting are the résumés of the deceased, which mainly reflect the whaling history of the island.

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Bettina S.

August 8, 2023

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Leuchtturm_Borkum
Built in 1576. Operated as a lighthouse from 1817 to 1879.

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Doria

January 5, 2024

The Kingdom of Hanover had the Old Borkum Tower converted from a daylight into a lighthouse with oil lamps and parabolic mirrors. When the lighthouse burned out in 1879, Prussia built the New Borkum Lighthouse.

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D🌕r🌕

March 1, 2025

The old lighthouse is the oldest building on Borkum and is the island's landmark. It is owned and maintained by the Borkum Island Local History Association.

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