Warnemünde Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Warnemünde is in Warnemünde, a district of Rostock. The famous landmark of the resort was taken in 1898 in operation. The height is 36.90 m.

Planning

Until the construction of the lighthouse in the years 1897 /98, entrance to the narrow sea channel off Warnemünde was secured with a drawing lantern. This was built in 1836 and corresponded with the sharp increase in shipping, which by the operation of steamboats was now possible throughout the year and was strongly increased by the onset of industrialization, not the technical standard so the Council of the City of Rostock was on June 18 1862 presented a " design for the reconstruction of the port light to a complete lighthouse lantern with prismatic block" and approved on September 11, 1863. By then erupting dispute between "land councils, land marshals and other of knights and landscape of the duchies of Mecklenburg " and as another counterparty, the Directorate General of the Mecklenburg railways due to its operation of the ferry service to Gedser (Denmark) to the cost was at the realization of the construction until 1896 are gone.

Construction

The Port of Rostock Planning Director Karl Friedrich Kerner directed the construction. He had already done excellent work in the construction of Trajektes in Warnemünde harbor since he took office in 1885. In 1897, he signed contracts with the companies Berringer in Rostock and Warnemünde Oloff in the construction of the tower, with the company Ludewig in Rostock for the pile driving of foundation piles. 33 piles were rammed eleven feet into the sandy bottom to the viable layer. This work was done until July 9, 1897, after a very short construction period, the masonry work in November 1897 had been completed. The following winter the lantern was mounted and by the summer of 1898 all other interior work was done, so that on 19 October 1898, the official commissioning was completed. To this end, the steamship " King Christian " drove to the lake and it was found that the proposed visibility of 16 nautical miles was achieved.

The building was built of brick and faced with white glazed tiles. Two galleries lead to the tower. In the lower section to the first gallery, the white tiles are sold by green brick bands. The corbels of the galleries are made of red sandstone. The tower is 36.90 m high, measured between the top of the tower and the mean water level of the Baltic Sea, according to nearly 31 m above the ground. The light source in the center of the optic is installed at a height of 34.25 m above mean water.

Under the tower there are two basement. The bottom is built as a vault and served as Petroleum stock. In this four vats were together with 800 liters of kerosene, which was pumped through a pipe into a 90 -liter vessel in the lantern room. After installation of the electrical system, the containers were removed 1927.

Technical Development

The horizontal coverage angle of fire is 180 degrees. To make the rest, the country emitted from the lamp light quantity available, a concave mirror was placed on the land side, which was later replaced by reflective prisms. To the fixed cylindrical lens rotates a cylinder embedded in the lenses. They bundle the light and thereby produce the rhythm of the Light Effect ( ID). This cylinder was powered up for the electrification which was provided with an iron weight by clockwork. The lighthouse keeper had this weight, which ran in a tube in the middle tower, raise a crank on the clockwork every two hours. Inside the tower, a granite spiral staircase leads to the lantern room.

The light source was used for the construction of the tower a kerosene burner with five wicks, which consumed 1.3 liters of kerosene per hour. 1911 to improve the luminosity was achieved by a burner with mantle. The intensity of the light is thus increased by eight times. In 1917 the conversion to Gasglühlicht and 1919 on electrical equipment. The expansion of the Beacon at the German coast made ​​in 1936 to change the identification necessary. From Episode 51 - (5 ) -3 - ( 10) -3 - ( 5 ) ( 51 seconds fixed fire - five seconds blackout - Three seconds Fire - ten seconds blackout - Three seconds Fire - five seconds darkening ) was converted to the ID lightning group 3 1 ( 0.3 - (2.7 ) 0.3 - (2.7 ) 0.3 - (8.7 ) 0.3 - (8.7 ) ). The light can be seen up to 20 nautical miles. Until 1978 there was lighthouse keeper or beacon machinists. Since that time, the beacon from a control center, for Warnemunde Lighthouse in High Dune, served.

Rehabilitation

1949, were probably due to the effects of temperature, detected cracks in the walls, which led to a partial restoration in 1969. In the 1980s, followed by further considerable improvement in the graduate found until 1993. In the years 1979-1993 the tower was therefore suspended for the ascent by tourists.

Current usage

In addition to its use as a beacon of the lighthouse today mainly importance for tourism. Many visitors use the climb to get an overview of Warnemünde. Tourist activities are performed by a nonprofit association largely honorary and cared for.

Lighthouse in flames

Since 1999, the Warnemunde Lighthouse is set on January 1 of the Show lighthouse ablaze with fireworks, lasers, light and music in the scene.

Lighthouse in flames in 2012

Lighthouse in flames in 2012 Teepott

Lighthouse in flames in 2012

Stamps

The Lighthouse Warnemünde had been represented twice on German stamps.

Lighthouse Warnemünde on a postage stamp of Deutsche Post (2008)