![]() Pilsum Lighthouse on the dyke | |
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Location | Krummhörn, Germany |
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Coordinates | 53°29′53″N 7°02′44″E / 53.498013°N 7.045658°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1891 |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with conical roof, no balcony and lantern |
Markings | tower with horizontal red and yellow bands, green roof |
Operator | Diechacht Krummhörn |
Heritage | architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1 October 1891 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1915–2005[1] |
Focal height | 15 m (49 ft) ![]() |
Characteristic | not available |
Pilsum Lighthouse (German: Pilsumer Leuchtturm) was built in 1891 as a sector light for the Emshörn channel on Germany's North Sea coast.[2] It is located on a dyke near the village of Pilsum in the municipality of Krummhörn.[3] It guided ships through the narrow channel until 1915.[2] During the First World War, its light was extinguished so that enemy ships could not navigate the route.[2] After that, it was no longer needed, because the channel was changed.[2] The height of the structure is 11 metres;[2] the height of the light about sea level is 15 metres. Today, the tower is one of the best-known symbols of East Frisia.[2]