Neuland Lighthouse
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Neuland Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein
on the Baltic Sea
coast that was active from 1918 to 1996. It stands on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay
about 1 kilometre north of the village of Behrensdorf
. The lighthouse was built in 1915/16 and taken into service in 1918. It is built of brick and is 40 metres high. The light is 40 metres above sea level. The original red and white painting was removed in 1985 when the tower underwent a modernisation.
The original lens was a Fresnel lens
with a focus
of 400 m. It was replaced by a rotating mirror optic in 1996 when the regular light was deactivated and the tower was transferred to the German Navy
. The tower has since been used as a warning light displaying red and yellow signals when live firing is conducted in the military training grounds at the Howacht Bay.
The lighthouse is displayed in the arms of Behrensdorf and was featured on a German stamp in 2006.
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
on the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
coast that was active from 1918 to 1996. It stands on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay
Hohwacht Bay
Hohwacht Bay is a wide bay in the state of Schleswig-Holstein on Germany's Baltic Sea coastline. It is named after the village and seaside resort of Hohwacht. The nearest large town is Oldenburg in Holstein, about 5 kilometres inland...
about 1 kilometre north of the village of Behrensdorf
Behrensdorf
Behrensdorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It lies on the western shore of Hohwacht Bay on the Baltic Sea coast. About one kilometre to the north is the eighty-year old Neuland Lighthouse....
. The lighthouse was built in 1915/16 and taken into service in 1918. It is built of brick and is 40 metres high. The light is 40 metres above sea level. The original red and white painting was removed in 1985 when the tower underwent a modernisation.
The original lens was a Fresnel lens
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a type of lens originally developed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel for lighthouses.The design allows the construction of lenses of large aperture and short focal length without the mass and volume of material that would be required by a lens of conventional design...
with a focus
Focus (optics)
In geometrical optics, a focus, also called an image point, is the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Although the focus is conceptually a point, physically the focus has a spatial extent, called the blur circle. This non-ideal focusing may be caused by...
of 400 m. It was replaced by a rotating mirror optic in 1996 when the regular light was deactivated and the tower was transferred to the German Navy
German Navy
The German Navy is the navy of Germany and is part of the unified Bundeswehr .The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the revolutionary era of 1848 – 52 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy...
. The tower has since been used as a warning light displaying red and yellow signals when live firing is conducted in the military training grounds at the Howacht Bay.
The lighthouse is displayed in the arms of Behrensdorf and was featured on a German stamp in 2006.