Pilsum Lighthouse
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Location: Krummhörn, Germany
Coordinates: 53.498013°N 7.045658°E
Year first constructed: 1891
Deactivated: 1915–2005
Construction: cast iron tower
Tower shape: cylinfrical tower with conical roof, no balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern: tower with horizontal red and yellow bands, green roof
Tower height: 11 metres (36 ft)
Characteristic: no available (sector light)
ARLHS number: FED-018
Managing agent: Diechacht Krummhörn
Heritage: cultural heritage monument in Germany
The Pilsum Lighthouse (German: Pilsumer Leuchtturm) was built in 1891 as a sector light for the Emshörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn. It has guided ships through the narrow channel until 1915. In the First World War its light was extinguished so that enemy ships could not navigate the route. After that it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed. The height of the structure is 11 metres; the height of the light about sea level is 15 metres. Today the tower is one of the best-known symbols of East Frisia.
The tower grew in popularity as a result of the film Otto – Der Außerfriesische [de] ("Otto – the Outer Frisian") by comedian Otto Waalkes. In the film Otto lives in the lighthouse. Although the lighthouse is one of the central scenes in Otto – der Außerfriesische, for some reason the picture used on cinema advertisements and later on the inlays of the video and DVD editions was of the Westerheversand Lighthouse, not the Pilsum Lighthouse.
Coordinates: 53.498013°N 7.045658°E
Year first constructed: 1891
Deactivated: 1915–2005
Construction: cast iron tower
Tower shape: cylinfrical tower with conical roof, no balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern: tower with horizontal red and yellow bands, green roof
Tower height: 11 metres (36 ft)
Characteristic: no available (sector light)
ARLHS number: FED-018
Managing agent: Diechacht Krummhörn
Heritage: cultural heritage monument in Germany
The Pilsum Lighthouse (German: Pilsumer Leuchtturm) was built in 1891 as a sector light for the Emshörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast. It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn. It has guided ships through the narrow channel until 1915. In the First World War its light was extinguished so that enemy ships could not navigate the route. After that it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed. The height of the structure is 11 metres; the height of the light about sea level is 15 metres. Today the tower is one of the best-known symbols of East Frisia.
The tower grew in popularity as a result of the film Otto – Der Außerfriesische [de] ("Otto – the Outer Frisian") by comedian Otto Waalkes. In the film Otto lives in the lighthouse. Although the lighthouse is one of the central scenes in Otto – der Außerfriesische, for some reason the picture used on cinema advertisements and later on the inlays of the video and DVD editions was of the Westerheversand Lighthouse, not the Pilsum Lighthouse.
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