Lighthouses are also important landmarks by day - but not every lighthouse corresponds to the classic image. How well do you know them?
Number 1: Close to nature
Photo: Christian Tiedt Sun and wind provide the power for this 19 metre high wooden light beacon off the German North Sea coast. On which sandbank south-west of Pellworm is it located?
A: Japsand
B: Süderoogsand
C: Isern Hinnerk
D: Blauort
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The correct answer is B: Süderoogsand!
Number 2: Islanders
Photo: Christian Tiedt This "straw-coloured" brick tower is located in the south-west of Schleswig-Holstein's largest Baltic Sea island. It is 37.5 metres high and - as one of the few beacons in Germany - can be climbed via 162 steps. What is its name?
A: Marienleuchte
B: Staberhuk
C: Flügge
D: Westermarkelsdorf
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The correct answer is C: Flügge on Fehmarn!
Number 3: Sharpened
Photo: Christian Tiedt This front light is part of a leading light line in the Weser. What is the name of the steel tower in the water that was put into operation in 1986?
A: Logum UF
B: Nordenham UF
C: Krautsand UF
D: Bock UF
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The correct answer is B: Nordenham front light!
Number 4: The veteran
Photo: Christian Tiedt On a peninsula in the very south-west of Sweden, this 25 metre high tower stands on the grounds of a golf course and warns of the sandbanks off the coast. The location is called:
A: Falsterbo
B: Smyggehuk
C: Fanö
D: Utklippan
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The correct answer is A: Falsterbo on the Öresund
Number 5: East facing
Photo: Christian Tiedt The most easterly lighthouse in Germany serves as a pier light. Where is the modern, white-painted steel structure with a red lantern house located?
A: Peenemünde
B: Kollicker Ort (Rügen)
C: Greifswalder Oie
D: Ueckermünde
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The correct answer is D: Ueckermünde on the Oderhaff
Number 6: On the high seas
Photo: Christian Tiedt This lighthouse stands on a lonely rocky island off Ireland's south coast. It is also the turning point on a famous regatta that bears its name.
A: Eddystone
B: Fastnet Rock
C: Longships
D: Wolf Rock
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The correct answer is B: Fastnet Rock, south-east of Cape Clear Island
Number 7: Northern lights
Photo: Christian Tiedt Built 100 years ago, this lighthouse is now the most northerly building in Germany. Its name is...
A: Dune (Heligoland)
B: List West (Sylt)
C: Gollwitz North (Poel)
D: Cape Arkona (Rügen)
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The correct answer is B: List West on the Sylt Elbow
Number 8: Unique
Photo: Christian Tiedt The only beacon in the world that is located in a real castle tower (third from the left in the picture) can be found in Denmark. What is it called?
A: Kronborg (Helsingør)
B: Kegnæs (Sønderborg)
C: Knudshoved (Nyborg)
D: Krongrundet (Kalmar)
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The correct answer is A: Kronborg (in the castle of the same name) near Helsigør on Øresund
Number 9: Formality
Photo: Christian Tiedt Four steel legs support the red lantern house of this tower. In which Baltic harbour has it stood since its commissioning in 1977?
A: Emden Westmole
B: Travemünde Nordermole
C: Warnemünde Ostmole
D: Sassnitz West Pier
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The correct answer is D: Sassnitz Westmole in the south-east of Rügen
Number 10: End in sight
Photo: Christian Tiedt This tower of a leading light line on the banks of the Elbe in Hamburg, which was only erected in 1984, is threatened with demolition soon, as the fairway will be shifted with the planned deepening of the river. Its name is:
A: Wittenbergen/Tinsdal UF
B: Somfletherwisch OF
C: Blankenese UF
D: Stadersand UF
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The correct answer is C: Blankenese front light
Number 11: Open fire!
Photo: Christian Tiedt This special lighthouse warns of two Bundeswehr firing ranges on the Baltic Sea with red and yellow flashing lights. Where exactly is it located?
A: Neuland (Behrensdorf)
B: Pelzerhaken (Neustadt)
C: Wustrow (Fischland)
D: Maltzien (Rügen)
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The correct answer is A: Neuland near Behrensdorf in Holstein (on the Hohwachter Bucht)
Number 12: Step-by-step plan
Photo: Christian Tiedt A number of new beacons were built on the Canary Islands in the 1990s, including this striking white 50-metre tower. Where is it located?
A: Punta del Hidalgo (Tenerife)
B: San Christóbal (La Gomera)
C: Maspalomas (Gran Canaria)
D: Punta de la Orchilla (El Hierro)
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The correct answer is A: Punta del Hidalgo in the north-east of the island of Tenerife
Number 13: Well covered
Photo: Christian Tiedt Only one German lighthouse has a thatched roof. The unadorned brick building is 8 metres high and serves as a cross-marker light. Where is it located?
A: Kampen (Sylt)
B: List Ost (Sylt)
C: Hallig Oland
D: Olhörn (Föhr)
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The correct answer is C: Hallig Oland in the North Frisian Wadden Sea
Number 14: Imperial
Photo: Christian Tiedt This lighthouse began its service in 1895 - with the opening of the still important canal whose eastern approach it marks.
A: Bremerhaven rear light
B: Brunsbüttel Mole 1
C: Kiel-Holtenau
D: Emden Westmole
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The correct answer is C: Kiel-Holtenau at the eastern end of the Kiel Canal
Number 15: Successor
Photo: Christian Tiedt The historic "Roter Sand" lighthouse was replaced by this striking new building in 1964. Its name is:
A: Alte Weser
B: Tegeler Plate
C: Robbennordsteert
D: Hohe Weg
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The correct answer is A: Alte Weser in the area of the Outer Weser
Number 16: The veteran
Photo: Christian Tiedt Sweden's oldest lighthouse (in operation since 1651) is located 13 nautical miles north-west of the deepest point in the Baltic Sea. What is its name?
A: Faludden (island of Gotland)
B: Norra Udde (island of Öland)
C: Smygehuk (Skåne)
D: Landsort (Öja island)
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The correct answer is D: Landsort on the south-east coast of Sweden
Number 17: Islanders
Photo: Christian Tiedt This tower is located on the easternmost inhabited island in the Netherlands, close to the sea border with Germany. What is its name?
A: Brandaris (Terschelling)
B: Schiermonnikoog
C: Kijkduin (Den Helder)
D: Eierland (Texel)
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The correct answer is B: Schiermonnikoog on the North Sea island of the same name
