Tuesday, 18 August 2015

DE-4396744 Lighthouses of Germany: Northeast Coast (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Germany has two coastlines, one facing northwest on the North Sea and the other facing northeast on the Baltic Sea. This postcard shows 4 lighthouses of the Baltic coast in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.  Of course there are more than 4 lighthouses along this coast.

(1) Darßer Ort - built in1848. It is still active and its lights has a focal plane of 33 m (108 ft).  This lighthouse emits six white flashes, in a 4+2 pattern, every 22 second.  Darßer Ort is a 35 m (115 ft) round brick tower, unpainted, with lantern and gallery. There is a 2-storey keeper's house, painted white and other light station buildings

(2) Warnemünde - built in 1898 (station established 1836). It is still active and its lights has a focal plane of 34 m (112 ft).  This lighthouse emits four white flashes every 24 s in a 3+1 pattern, the flashes occuring at 0, 3, 6, and 15 s in the cycle.  The structure is a  31 m (102 ft) round tapered brick tower with lantern and two galleries, one at the top and one in the centre of the tower. The tower is unpainted very light grey brick, but darker brick was used to create a dark band on the lower half of the tower.  The lantern dome is unpainted green copper.

(3) Dornbusch - built in 1888. It is still active and its lights has a focal plane of 95 m (312 ft).  The lighthouse emits a white light, 2.4 s on, 7.6 s off and  a red sector is shown to the south southwest along the coast of Hiddensee. Dornbusch is a 28 m (92 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white.  The lantern roof is painted red.

(4) Arkona - built in 1902 (station established 1828). It is still active and its lights has a focal plane of 75 m.  The lighthouse emits three white flashes, separated by 4 s, every 17 s. The structure is a 35 m (115 ft) round brick tower with lantern and double gallery, rising from an octagonal granite base. The tower is unpainted; the lantern, watch room, and galleries are painted red.

This postcard came from Susy (29 July 2015) Postcrossing.

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