Name and Location

The Unidentified Lighthouse at Industriehafen Magdeburg is located in the Industriehafen district of Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The coordinates are 52°09′10.8″ N, 11°40′13.9″ E, with a plus code of 5M3C+66 and street address area Industriehafen, 39126 Magdeburg, Germany.

Construction and History

The construction date and architect of the lighthouse are not documented in accessible sources. No official name or historic data are publicly documented, making it an unidentified lighthouse.

Architecture and Materials

The structure of the lighthouse is a small tower or beacon mounted on a quay or breakwater. The height and focal plane are not documented. The materials used are likely steel or concrete.

Light and Navigation

The light characteristic and range are unknown, as no published light list entry has been found. The operational status is presumably automated, with no keeper's quarters. The lighthouse serves local inland waterway traffic on the Mittelland Canal/Elbe nexus.

Accessibility and Visiting

The lighthouse is located in an active industrial port area and is accessible via the Herrenkrugsteg path. However, direct entry onto the structure is likely prohibited due to its operational status as a harbour or channel marker for ship and barge traffic. No visitor facilities are known.

Notable Views and Landscape

The lighthouse offers views of the Industriehafen, the Elbe River, and the surrounding industrial area. The nearby attractions include the Elbauenpark and Jahrtausendturm (approximately 2 km downstream) and Magdeburg Cathedral and city center (approximately 3 km west).

Anecdotes and Folklore

No notable shipwrecks or ceremonies tied to this lighthouse have been reported, nor are there any keeper stories or oral histories published.

Technical and Operational Details

The lighthouse appears on OpenStreetMap as a man_made=lighthouse (way/208471831). No public record of an AIS station or radar installation co-located with the lighthouse has been found.

Further Information

For more information, refer to the OpenStreetMap entry at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/208471831, the Google Maps location at https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B009%2710.8%22N+11%C2%B040%2713.9%22E, and the City of Magdeburg's harbour infrastructure overview (in German) at https://www.magdeburg.de/Industriehafen.