Warnemünde Lighthouse

Warnemünde Lighthouse
LocationWarnemünde, Western Baltic Sea
Germany
Coordinates54°10′53.1″N 12°05′08.8″E / 54.181417°N 12.085778°E / 54.181417; 12.085778
Tower
Constructed1836 (first)
Foundation33 pillars
Constructionglazed white brick
Automated1978
Height36.9 metres (121 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with lantern and two galleries
Markingsunpainted tower, green copper lantern dome
OperatorFörderverein Leuchtturm Warnemünde
Heritagearchitectural heritage monument in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 
Light
First lit1898 (current)
Focal height34 metres (112 ft)
LensFresnel lens
Range20 nautical miles (37 km)
CharacteristicFl (3+1) W 24s.

Warnemünde Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the Unterwarnow, the estuary of the Warnow river, in Warnemünde, a district in the city of Rostock. The lighthouse has a height of 36.9 metres (121 ft) and was put into service in 1898.