Thursday, June 1, 2017

List Ost Lighthouse - Germany

Sylt is also a german island in northern Germany. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia. 
List Ost lighthouse is a cast iron light built by the danish in 1858. 

 Foto: © Jenny Sturm - Fotolia
DE-6245670, sent by Kathrin. 
The lighthouse is still active. This is one of two lighthouses built by the Danish government on the sand spit at the north end of Sylt to guide ships through the channel between Sylt and the adjacent (and still Danish) island of Rømø.

Rannenberg & Friends - Hamburg
 The lighthouse is close to the beach and may be endangered in the future by beach erosion. - in: https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/deu2b.htm
Card sent by Melanie.

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