Bülk Lighthouse

Bülk Lighthouse
Leuchtturm Bülk, 2021
LocationKieler Förde, Germany
Coordinates54°27′18.9″N 10°11′50.3″E / 54.455250°N 10.197306°E / 54.455250; 10.197306
Tower
Constructed1807 (first)
Constructionbrick tower
Automated1970
Height25.6 metres (84 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a horizontal black band
OperatorLeuchttürm Bülk
Light
First lit1865
Focal height29 metres (95 ft)
LensFresnel lens
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicFl WR 3s.

Bülk Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Bülk) is on the westernmost headland of the Kieler Förde on the Baltic Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the oldest lighthouse on the Kieler Förde and serves as a guiding light to the entrance into the fjord. A red light sector warns of the Stollergrund shoal. It is a popular attraction for visitors.