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Olhörn Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

Olhörn lighthouse
Leuchtturm Olhörn

Location	North Sea, Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Coordinates	54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E
Tower
Constructed	1952
Construction	masonry (tower), brick (façade)
Automated	1980
Height	8.6 m (28 ft)
Shape	square
Markings	unpainted (tower), white (lantern)
Operator	Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–)
Light
First lit	1952
Focal height	10 m (33 ft)
Lens	Fresnel lens
Range	13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green)
Characteristic	Oc(4) WR 15s

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.

Further reading

• Zemke, Friedrich-Karl (1991). Deutsche Leuchttürme einst und jetzt (in German) (2nd ed.). Herford: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-7822-0503-0.

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany

References

• "Olhörn" (in German). Tönning Water and Shipping Office. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: North Frisia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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