Pilsum Lighthouse

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The Pilsumer Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the North Sea dike near the village belonging to the municipality Krummhoern Pilsum. The tower is one of the famous landmarks of East Friesland.

History

The lighthouse was planned in 1883 lighting of the sub -Ems as one of five beacons are within the framework of the German - Dutch project and completed in 1890. On October 1, 1891 all five lighthouses could be put together in service. Each of the five leading light was responsible for a specified section on the ship track between the North Sea and Emden. The Pilsumer lighthouse was responsible for about five kilometers long and 600 meters wide section of the driving route between Borkum and Emden. The other lighthouses within the transnational project were:

• Small lighthouse of Borkum, German
• Campen Lighthouse, German
• Lighthouse Watum, Dutch, destroyed in World War II
• Lighthouse Delfzijl, Netherlands, destroyed in World War II

The lighthouse served until June 1915 for firing the Emshörnrinne. Then he was taken because of the First World War out of service in order to give enemy ships no evidence of the fairway. In October 1919 was the final decommissioning because the fairway was amended by sand deposits. Following closure of the tower was used for different purposes and by changing owners. Its structural condition deteriorated steadily and in the autumn of 1972 it was thought even a tear after.

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

Since 1998, the lighthouse is owned by the dike Eight Krummhoern that since cares about the preservation of the lighthouse.

The tower was particularly popular by the movie Otto - Der Außerfriesische of comedian Otto Waalkes. In the film, the lighthouse serves as Otto apartment. The tower of the television series crime scene with Maria Furtwängler In addition comes in the 2003 episode broadcast sun and storm off as Commissioner Charlotte Lindholm. The episode takes place in the fictional town Nordersiel ( than neighboring Greetsiel recognizable).

Specifications

The lighthouse was built by the engineering manufacturer Gutehoffnungshütte. The building height is approximately twelve meters at an outer diameter of 4.4 meters. The envelope of wrought metal parts was riveted to a steel structure. The top section formed a copper roof over the lamp room, which was equipped with multiple air nozzles, since the firing still done by a kerosene wick lamp.