Lighthouse - Borkum
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member haxepaxe
N 53° 35.329 E 006° 39.731
32U E 345263 N 5940315
Vuurtoren op Borkum
Waymark Code: WM27EK
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 09/17/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
Views: 63

Een aantal oude vuurtorens werden verwoest door brand. In 1879 was de laatste grote brand, en daarna werd er binnen slechts zeven maanden een nieuwe toren gebouwd, de vuurtoren die nu op het plein bij de Kurverwaltung (VVV) staat. In de zomer kunt u deze toren beklimmen. Driehonderd traptreden voeren u naar de top van de zestig meter hoge toren, die is gebouwd met anderhalf miljoen stenen. Borkumers noemen de toren ‘de sigaar’. Het treintje waarmee u vanaf de boot naar het stadje wordt vervoerd, loopt over smalspoor dat is aangelegd om de bouwmaterialen voor de toren te vervoeren.

This lighthouse has been destroyed by fire several times. The last fire happened in 1879 but only seven months later, a new lighthouse was built at the Kurverwaltung (Administration of Recreation) square. The tower can be visited throughout the summer. A staircase with three hundred steps lead to the top of the 60 meter high tower which was built using one and a half million stones. Locals call the tower "The Cigar." A small railroad, built to move construction material for the tower now transports tourists to the lighthouse.

See also Lighthouses of Germany.

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