Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken
Wiesenstraße 50, 23730 Neustadt in Holstein, Germany
Name and Location
Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken is an active coastal lighthouse located at Pelzerhaken, a municipality of Neustadt in Holstein, district Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It marks the entrance to the Bay of Lübeck in the western Baltic Sea.
2. Construction and History
The exact year of construction for Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken is not documented. However, it is an active lighthouse on the Baltic shore, constructed using reinforced-concrete tower typical for German Baltic lighthouses.
3. Architecture and Materials
The lighthouse has a slender cylindrical tower shape, painted white, standing 19.4 meters above its base. The focal plane height is 21.0 meters above mean high water, with an elevation above sea level of 21.2 meters.
4. Light and Navigation
The light characteristic is a long-flashing group of 2 every 20 seconds (LFl(2) WRG 20 s). The colors and sector bearings are as follows: White sector (221°–335° & 348°–101°): range 14.7 nautical miles; Red sector (335°–348°): range 11 nautical miles; Green sector (82°–92°): range 9 nautical miles. The light source is an automated electric lamp, formerly using acetylene.
5. Accessibility and Visiting
The tower itself is not open to the public, but the grounds and base are visible from the Strandpromenade. Visitors can walk or cycle along the Pelzerhaken beach promenade off Wiesenstraße, approximately 2 kilometers east of Neustadt harbor. Parking and restrooms are available at the adjacent beach parking lot, as well as a nearby beach café.
6. Notable Views and Landscape
Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken stands on gently sloping dunes above a broad sandy beach. From its base, one looks west toward Neustadt harbor and the open Bay of Lübeck; to the east, the coastline extends toward Grömitz. On clear days, Fehmarn island can be spotted on the horizon.
8. Technical and Operational Details
The lighthouse is fully automated with no resident keeper. It serves as a mark for the Pelzerhaken approach and warns of near-shore shallows and sandbanks. The chart references are German BA chart "Ostsee" series and international chart INT 71.
9. Further Information
For more information, visit OpenStreetMap node/260660854 or German Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuchtturm_Pelzerhaken._
Details
| Name | Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken |
|---|---|
| City | Neustadt in Holstein |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 54.0855391, 10.8669082 |
| Architectural style | reinforced-concrete tower (typical for German Baltic lighthouses) |
| Construction material | "reinforced concrete" |
| Focal height | 21 |
| Tower height | 19.4 |
| Access description | walk or cycle along the Pelzerhaken beach promenade off Wiesenstraße, approximately 2 km east of Neustadt harbour |
| Parking | true |
| Landscape type | dunes |
| View description | From its base you look west toward Neustadt harbour and the open Bay of Lübeck; to the east the coastline extends toward Grömitz. |
| Guided tours | false |
| Nearby attractions | ["Strandpromenade Pelzerhaken","Hansapark Sierksdorf (theme park)","Neustadt old town and harbour"] |
| Light characteristic | "Long-flashing group of 2 every 20 s (LFl(2) WRG 20 s)" |
| Light range | {"white":14.7,"red":11,"green":9} |
| Automated | true |