Lighthouses of Germany: Bremen and the Weser

Germany has two coastlines, one facing northwest on the North Sea and the other facing northeast on the Baltic Sea. This page lists lighthouses of the Weser estuary and its approaches leading ultimately to the port of Bremen. Remarkably, this waterway has nearly 60 lighthouses.

Interest in lighthouses is strong in Germany, and most of the towers are in good condition. A federal law provides blanket protection to historic lighthouses. There is concern, however, that many of the lights may be deactivated in the coming years as navigators depend less and less on them.

In German, a lighthouse is a Leuchtturm ("light tower"), plural Leuchttürme. The front light of a range is the Unterfeuer and the rear light is the Oberfeuer. There are many modern range lighthouses, and most of these towers are crowned by a topmark: a large, distinctive structure that serves to mark the range clearly in the daytime. Some topmarks are conical, others are funnel-shaped, and some consist of one or more gallery-like rings around the tower.

Lighthouses in Germany are operated by the regional harbor authority, called the WSA (Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamt). This page includes the jurisdictions of two WSA's: Bremerhaven and Bremen. The WSA's are linked to and regulated by a federal agency, the Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtverwaltung des Bundes (WSV).

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume B of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from NGA Publication 114.

General Sources

Leuchtturm-Atlas

A large site with excellent photos and information on nearly all German lighthouses, maintained by Frank and Birgit Toussaints.

Online List of Lights - Germany B

Photos of North Sea lights posted by Alexander Trabas.

Leuchttürme.net - Deutschland

Outstanding photos by Malte Werning.

Leuchtturmseiten von Anke und Jens

Good photos and and brief accounts for many of the lighthouses, in English.

Deutsche Leuchttürme/Feuerschiffe

Photos posted by Klause Huelse.

Deutsche Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten

Historic postcard images, also posted by Klaus Huelse.

Leuchtturmgalerie

Photos and brief but informative accounts by Jürgen Linge.

Die Land-Seezeichen des WSA Bremerhaven

Lighthouse information from WSA Bremerhaven.

Interessengemeinschaft Seezeichen e.V.

Germany's national lighthouse preservation organization.

Lightships in Germany

An outstanding site on German lightships, maintained by Iris Klempau.

Bremerhaven Oberfeuer, September 2005
Wikipedia Commons GNU photo by Jürgen Howaldt

Außenweser Offshore Lighthouses
Note: This remarkable collection of offshore lighthouses guides ships through extensive shoals at the entrance to the Weser estuary and the port of Bremerhaven. The area is called the Außenweser, the "Outer Weser."
Roter Sand: 1885. Inactive since 1986. 28 m (92 ft) round cast iron, brick lined tower with primary and secondary lanterns and a triangular gallery, built on a steel caisson. Keeper's quarters incorporated in the tower. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands; the base of the tower and roofs of the lanterns are black. Werning has a page with a great photo, Tim Boettger also has a good photo, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. One of the world's great waveswept lighthouses. Construction of the tower posed enormous difficulties; the first attempt failed when a storm overturned the incomplete caisson on October 13, 1881. The light was downgraded in 1964, when Alte Weser took over its function as the landfall light for Bremerhaven. When the light was deactivated in 1986, there was immediate concern that the lighthouse would be lost. However, WSA Bremerhaven restored and strengthened the foundation of the tower in 1987, and in that same year a foundation (Stiftung Leuchtturm Roter Sand) was established to raise funds for preservation and restoration. Since 1999 the tower has been open for day tours and overnight stays. Located in the North Sea off the entrance to the Weser, about 10 km (6 mi) east of Wangerooge. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower open to tours. Owner: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. Site manager: Leuchtturm Roter Sand. ARLHS FED-019.

Dwarsgat Unterfeuer: 1976. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off, synchronized with the rear range. 19 m (62 ft) round cylindrical tower with a drum-shaped lantern and topmark, painted red with one white horizontal band. Werning has a good photo, and Trabas has a photo by Manfred Schüler. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) east northeast of the Hohe Weg Light, marking the main channel into the Weser and Bremerhaven. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-291; Admiralty B1225; NGA 10328.
Dwarsgat Oberfeuer: 1976. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off, synchronized with the front range. 36 m (118 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a drum-shaped lantern and topmark and a gallery low on the tower. Lighthouse painted red with two white horizontal bands. Trabas has a closeup photo, and Werning also has a good photo. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) east northeast of the Hohe Weg Light, marking the main channel into the Weser and Bremerhaven. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-292; Admiralty B1225.1; NGA 10332.
Eversand Unterfeuer: 1887. Inactive since 1923. 21 m (69 ft) square cast iron tower incorporating 3-story keeper's quarters, mounted on a square skeletal foundation. The range guided ships on a secondary entrance to the Weser from the north. The interior of the lighthouse was gutted by fire at some after deactivation. In 1982, ledges were added to the tower as nesting sites for cormorants. This succeeded, if anything, only too well; Werning has a good photo of the results. The lighthouse, originally painted black, is now white with bird droppings. The rear range light was successfully relocated to Dorum-Neufeld in 2003. Located about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the Dwarsgat Unterfeuer Light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. ARLHS FED-083.
Meyers Legde Alt: 1887. Inactive since 1945. 26 m (85 ft) square cast iron tower incorporating 3-story keeper's quarters, mounted on a square skeletal foundation. Like the Eversand Range Lights, the Meyers Legde lighthouses guided ships on a secondary entrance to the Weser from the north. Also like Eversand Range Front, the interior of the lighthouse was gutted by fire at some time after deactivation. In 1986, ledges were added to the tower as nesting sites for cormorants, and this lighthouse is also now white with bird droppings. Located about 3 km (2 mi) east of Eversand Range Front Light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. ARLHS FED-339.
Meyers Legde Neu: 1906. Inactive since 1923. 24 m (79 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower; lantern removed and transferred to the Robbenplate Range Rear Light. Located about 750 m (1/2 mi) south of the older lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. ARLHS FED-156.

Langlütjen Oberfeuer: 1970. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 34 m (112 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a small octagonal gallery. Lighthouse painted black, gallery white. Trabas has a closeup photo, and Werning also has a good photo. This is an outbound range, guiding ships leaving the Weser. Located 930 m (0.6 mi) northwest of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-303; Admiralty B1228.1; NGA 10356.
Langlütjen Unterfeuer: 1970. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the rear light. 19 m (62 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a large octagonal gallery. Lighthouse painted black with two white bands around the gallery. Werning has a good photo, and Trabas has a closeup photo. Located about 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Langlütjennordsteert. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-302; Admiralty B1228; NGA 10352.
Solthörn Unterfeuer: 1981. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light 2 s on, 2 s off, synchronized with the rear light. 20 m (65 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with an octagonal 2-ringed topmark. Lighthouse painted red with two horizontal white bands. Trabas has a closeup photo, and Werning has a good photo. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the coast northwest of Wremer. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-341; Admiralty B1239; NGA 10368.
Hofe Oberfeuer: 1974. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 43 m (141 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a distinctive clamshell-like topmark. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Werning has a good photo, and Trabas has a closeup photo. Like the Solthörn Range, this is an outbound range, guiding ships leaving the Weser. Located 1300 m (0.8 mi) north northwest of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-298; Admiralty B1240.1; NGA 10380.
Hofe Unterfeuer: 1974. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the rear light. 43 m (141 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a distinctive clamshell-like topmark. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Trabas has a closeup photo, and Werning also has a good photo. Located about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) west of the coast northwest of Wremer. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-297; Admiralty B1240; NGA 10376.
Bremerhaven Area Lighthouses

* Imsum Oberfeuer: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 39 m (128 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 43 m (141 ft) steel tripod tower with a central spiral stairway, topped by a triangular funnel-shaped topmark. Lighthouse painted red with a single white band at the base of the lantern. Trabas has a closeup photo by Manfred Schüler, Werning has a good photo, and Google has a fine satellite view. This is the only Außenweser light built on land. Located just north of the Imsum container ship terminal on the west bank of the Weser at Weddewarden north of Bremerhaven. Site appears to be open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-336; Admiralty B1230.1.
* Imsum: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); continuous white or red light, depending on direction. 21 m (62 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with lantern, watch room, and gallery. Lighthouse painted red with two narrow white bands around the watch room; lantern roof is green. Werning has a fine photo, and the Anke/Jens site also has a good closeup photo. Located just offshore a short distance southeast of the Imsum Oberfeuer. Site appears to be open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-119; Admiralty B1238.
* Kaiserschleuse (Kaiserhafen East Mole, Klingelturm, Pingelturm): 1900. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); continuous green light. 15 m (49 ft) tapered round brick tower with lantern and gallery, the lantern crowned with a spike like that of an Imperial Army helmet. Lighthouse unpainted red brick with white false window casings; lantern is green. The original fog bell, still active (4 strokes every 10 s), is mounted on the side of the tower. Werning has an excellent photo, Trabas has a great closeup photo by Manfred Schüler, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. The elegant turn-of-the-century architecture of this lighthouse makes it a unique historic treasure. The light guides ships into the Kaiserhafen, a protected harbor in downtown Bremerhaven entered through a lock, the Kaiserschleuse. The familiar sound of the fog bell has given the lighthouse the local nicknames of Klingelturm or Pingelturm. Located on the east side of the harbor entrance, north of downtown Bremerhaven. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-338; Admiralty B1264; NGA 10404.
* Tallship Alexander von Humboldt (ex Lightship Reserve Sonderburg (Kiel III)): 1906. Decommissioned 1986. 53.3 m (175 ft) steel lightship, converted to a fully-rigged 3-masted bark. The lightship served as a reserve ship in the North Sea until World War II; after the war it served the Kiel station until its deactivation. A serious collision with the Finnish MV Satu in 1957 knocked it off-duty for two years, and after a second collision with the Liberian MV Ocean Wind in 1986 led to the ship being withdrawn from service. It was sold to a sail training institute in Bremerhaven and converted to a 3-masted sailing ship. Since 1988 it has been one of the world's best-known tall ships, appearing in ports around the world. The ship's home port remains Bremerhaven. Owner/site manager: Deutsche Stiftung Sailtraining.

* Lightship Elbe 3 (Eiderlotsgaliot IV): 1909. Decommissioned 1966. 44 m (144 ft) 3-masted steel lightship. Hull painted red, masts and superstructure white. Built by Eiderwerft AG, Tönning. Leuchturm-Atlas has a good photo, Huelse has a historic photo, and Google has a satellite view. The ship served as a minesweeper during World War I. From 1927 until World War II, the ship was named Bürgermeister Abendroth II after a Hamburg politician who worked for better conditions for lightship crews. After the war it served the Elbe 3 station off Cuxhaven until 1966. Since 1967 the ship has been moored at Bremerhaven in the collection of the Deutches Schiffahrtsmuseum. The ship has been restored to its original configuration, with three tall masts. Site open, ship open daily April through October. Owner/site manager: Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum.
* Geestemünde-Fischereihafen Unterfeuer: 1973. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s. 11 m (33 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a funnel-shaped lantern room. This lighthouse serves as the front range tower for both the Geestemünde and Fischereihafen ranges; the lights are displayed through a window in the lantern. Trabas has a great photo by Manfred Schüler in which the Geestemünde mole lights can also be seen, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the dike south of downtown Bremerhaven and near the north end of the Fischereihafen. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-332; Admiralty B1257.
* Fischereihafen Oberfeuer (Doppelkorn): 1973. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s. 44 m (144 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a double funnel-shaped topmark. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands; the topmark is red. Trabas has a good photo by Ulrich Bode, Werning has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The light is nicknamed Doppelkorn, "double liqueur-glass." The Fischereihafen range is a downstream (southbound) range for ships passing Bremerhaven and continuing upriver. Located in an industrial area on the east side of the Fischereihafen, 1280 m (0.8 mi) southeast of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-329; Admiralty B1256.9.
* Brinkamahof (Weddewarden Unterfeuer, Kleiner Roter Sand): 1912. Inactive since 1980. 26 m (85 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, incorporating keeper's quarters, painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern dome is black. Leuchtturm-Atlas also has a good photo, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse was originally located near the Imsum container port; it was deactivated when that port was expanded. In 1980 a large floating crane was used to lift the tower and transport it to the Bootshafen Marina on the other side of Bremerhaven, where it has served as a clubhouse and caretaker's residence. WSA Bremerhaven has a photo of the lighthouse being lifted by the crane. Site open, tower closed. Located on the west side of the Wesermarsch harbor, at the south end of the Fischerhafen, on the south side of Bremerhaven. Owner/site manager: Bootshafen Marina Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-286.
Lower Weser River Lighthouses
* Reitsand Unterfeuer: 1981. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s. Approx. 14 m (45 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a large single-ring topmark, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Trabas also has a good photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a satellite view. This is an upstream (southbound) range guiding ships from Bremerhaven southwestward toward Nordenham. Located onshore on the west side of the Weser between Blexen and Nordenham. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-196; Admiralty B1279.9.
Reitsand-Flagbalgerseil Oberfeuer: 1981. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s. Approx. 23 m (75 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a double-ring topmark, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Trabas also has a good closeup photo by Klaus Kern, Werning has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. This tower is the rear light for both the upstream Reitsand and downstream Flagbalgerseil ranges. Located in farmland about 480 m (0.3 mi) southwest of the Reitsand Unterfeuer and 580 m (0.35 mi) north of the Flagbalgerseil Unterfeuer. Site and tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-197; Admiralty B1280.
Flagbalgerseil Unterfeuer: 1981. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s. Approx. 16 m (52 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a large single-ring topmark, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Trabas has a good closeup photo. This is the front light of a downstream (northbound) range. Located behind a dike and adjacent to an industrial property on the west bank of the river somewhere to the north of Nordenham. Site and tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-330; Admiralty B1280.1.
* Einswarden Oberfeuer (lantern): 1896. Inactive since 1978. Lantern with gallery, painted white with a green dome. This is the lantern of the original Einswarden Oberfeuer lighthouse, now displayed in front of the town museum in Nordenham. Werning also has a page with a good photo. The original lighthouse was of the same design as the surviving Großensiel Unterfeuer, which served originally as the Einswarden Unterfeuer (see below). Located at 18 Hansingstraße, Nordenham. Site open; visitors can climb several steps to the gallery of the lantern. Owner/site manager: Museum Nordenham.
* Nordenham Oberfeuer: 1980. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s. 39 m (128 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a large funnel-shaped 3-ring topmark, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Trabas also has a good closeup photo by Klaus Kern, Werning has a good photo, and Google has a satellite view. This is the rear light of a downstream (northbound) range. Located on the west bank of the river close to the railway station in Nordenham. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-170; Admiralty B1286.1.
* Großenseil Unterfeuer: 1898 (relocated 1914). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s. 17 m (56 ft) triangular skeletal tower with lantern, enclosed watch room, gallery, and partially enclosed central stairway. Lighthouse painted white; the lantern dome is greenish metallic. Trabas has an excellent closeup photo by Manfred Schüler. This is an upstream (southbound) range. The lighthouse is one of a series of lighthouses of this design installed in or around 1898. It served originally as the front light for the Einswarden range, near Nordenham. It was relocated in 1914. Located on the west bank of the river about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Nordenham. Surrounded by trees, the lighthouse is quite inconspicuous in a Google satellite view. Site and tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-296; Admiralty B1284.
* Großenseil Oberfeuer (2): 1962 (station established 1914). Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s. 23 m (75 ft) square steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted black. Werning also has a good photo. Located just off the Treuenfelder Weg 427 m (1400 ft) south of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty B1284.1.
Nordenham Unterfeuer: 1980. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s. 17 m (56 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a large conical 2-ring topmark, painted red with one white horizontal band. Trabas also has a photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the water on the west side of the river at Großensiel, 1850 m (1.15 mi) south of Nordenham. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-169; Admiralty B1286.
* Großerpater Unterfeuer: 1897. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the rear light. 15 m (49 ft) triangular skeletal tower with lantern, enclosed watch room, gallery, and partially enclosed central stairway. Lighthouse painted white, lantern dome green. Werning's page for this lighthouse has a good photo and a useful list of the lighthouses built of this design. Trabas also has a good photo by Manfred Schüler, and Google has a satellite view. This is an upstream (southbound) range guiding ships past Sandstedt. Located near the center of the north end of the island of Harriersand, which divides the river for a distance of about 11 km (7 mi). Site open, tower closed; the island is accessible by passenger ferry from Brake on the west bank or by a bridge from Rade to the southeast. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-334; Admiralty B1288.
* Harriersand Oberfeuer: 1898. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 24 m (79 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder, lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Lighthouse painted red; lantern dome is green. Werning has a nice winter photo, Trabas has a good closeup photo by Manfred Schüler, and Google has a satellite view. This is a downstream (northbound) range. Located near the west side of Harriersand Island, about halfway between the two Großerpater lights. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-099; Admiralty B1299.41.
* Großerpater Oberfeuer: 1897. Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the front light. 36 m (118 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder, lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Werning has a good photo, Trabas has a closeup by Klaus Kern, and Google has a fine satellite view. Lighthouse painted red with one white horizontal band; lantern dome is green. Located in a pasture near the center of Harriersand Island, 1320 m (0.82 mi) south of the front light. Site appears open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-335; Admiralty B1288.1.
* Harriersand Unterfeuer: 1898. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the rear light. 11 m (36 ft) triangular skeletal tower with lantern, enclosed watch room, gallery, and partially enclosed central stairway. Lighthouse painted white, lantern dome green. Werning has a fine photo, Trabas also has a good closeup photo by Manfred Schüler, and Google has a satellite view. Located near the riverbank on the west side of Harriersand Island, 960 m (0.6 mi) south southwest of the rear light. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremerhaven. ARLHS FED-098; Admiralty B1299.4.
Bremen Area Lighthouses
Warteplate Unterfeuer: Date unknown (1959?). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the rear light. 14 m (46 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, mounted on a square pier. The upper third of the tower is enclosed by a horizontally slatted daymark. Lighthouse painted white. Trabas also has a photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a satellite view. This range guides vessels bound upstream as they approach a sweeping left turn in the river. In 1999, the light was relocated 115 m (375 ft) downstream due to a change in the channel alignment. Located in the river just off the west bank near Elsfleth. Site and tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremen. ARLHS FED-325; Admiralty B1299.79.
Soltplate Oberfeuer: 1959. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 31 m (102 ft) triangular pyramidal steel skeletal tower. Three of the tower's six sections are wrapped with a screened daymark. Lighthouse and daymark painted black. Trabas also has a photo by Klaus Kern, but the dark, triangular tower is hard to spot in the trees in a Google satellite view. This tower carries the rear lights for both the upstream Warteplate and downstream Soltplate ranges. Located in trees just west of the Weser, about 1 km (0.6 mi) south of the Warteplate front light. Site status unknown. Operator: WSA Bremen. Admiralty B1299.8.
* Berne-Juliusplate Unterfeuer: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light occulting once every 4s (downstream) or every 6 s (upstream), synchronized with the rear lights. 14 m (46 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a single gallery as topmark, mounted on a square concrete pier. Lighthouse painted red with one white horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a good satellite view. Located 490 m (0.3 mi) southeast of the Juliusplate Oberfeuer, in shallow water (often exposed) on the southwest side of the Weser a short walk on the beach from the Farge ferry terminal. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremen. ARLHS FED-300; Admiralty B1302.4.
* Berne Oberfeuer: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light occulting once every 6 s, synchronized with the front light. 21m (69 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a single gallery as topmark, mounted on a square concrete pier. Lighthouse painted red with one white horizontal band. Trabas has a good photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a satellite view. Located 220 m (240 yd) southeast of the front light, in shallow water (often exposed) on the southwest side of the Weser. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremen. ARLHS FED-323; Admiralty B1302.39.
* Warfleth Oberfeuer (1): 1898. Inactive since 1985. 18 m (60 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted black. Werning has a page with a good photo, and Google has a satellite view. This light was built originally at Farge; in 1954 it was relocated as the rear light of the Warfleth Range. It was replaced by another skeletal tower in 1985. Located on a sandy peninsula, the Warflether Sand, on the southwest side of the Weser about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of the Berne lights; the peninsula is a protected natural area. Site open, tower closed. Owner: unknown. Site manager: Landschaftschutzgebiet Warflether Sand. ARLHS FED-328.
* Lemwerder Unterfeuer (2): 1983 (station established 1898). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the rear light. 16 m (52 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a single ring as topmark. Lighthouse painted red with one white horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo by Klaus Kern, and Google has a satellite view. This is the front light of an upstream range guiding ships into the harbor of Bremen. Located on the south bank of the Weser off Industriestraße in Lemwerder, just west of Bremen. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremen. ARLHS FED-135; Admiralty B1303.
* Lemwerder Oberfeuer (1): 1898. Inactive since 1983. 22.5 m (74 ft) triangular pyramidal skeletal tower with square central cylinder, lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room. Entire lighthouse painted black. Werning has an excellent photo, and Google has a satellite view. This historic lighthouse was restored in 1992. Located on Niedersachsenstraße in Lemwerder, just west of Bremen. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Municipality of Lemwerder(?). ARLHS FED-136.
* Lemwerder Oberfeuer (2): 1983. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white light occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the front light. 27 m (89 ft) slender round cylindrical tower with a single gallery as topmark. Lighthouse painted red with one white horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo by Manfred Schüler, and Google has a satellite view. Located on Industriestraße at Vulkanstraße in Lemwerder, 430 m (0.25 mi) southeast of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Operator: WSA Bremen. ARLHS FED-137; Admiralty B1303.1.

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