Wilhelmshaven fights for dilapidated lighthouse: the use for red sand!

Wilhelmshaven fights for dilapidated lighthouse: the use for red sand!

Wilhelmshaven, Deutschland - The over 140 -year -old building, the "Red Sand" lighthouse, is in a precarious location and needs a new location. The ailing Seemarker, which stands in the North Sea between Bremerhaven and Helgoland, is at risk due to its dilapidated state. An expert opinion from 2019 classified stability as questionable. In addition, the lighthouse has been a listed building since 1982.

Currently several communities have registered interest in the lighthouse. Wilhelmshaven, which officially applied for the new location in November 2022, favors the Wiesbadenbrücke in the large port as a possible new location. "According to city building councilor Nikša Marušic, the top of the Wiesbaden bridge fulfills all the necessary prerequisites so that confusion with other shipping signs is excluded," said a spokeswoman for the city. Overall, the municipalities of Wangerland and Butjadingen are also on the list of possible new locations.

location considerations and challenges

The German Foundation for Monument Protection announced on March 20, 2025 that both Wangerland and Butjadingen could offer solutions. In Wangerland, a placement in the outer port of Hooksiel would be conceivable, while in Butjadingen the location in the North Sea resort of Fedderwardersiel is being considered. However, an originally planned place in Bremerhaven was rejected in spring 2024.

The federal government checks suitable locations for the "Red Sand" lighthouse. A final decision about the new location is still pending. The lighthouse urgently has to move because the rising sea levels and extreme weather events, which represent a danger to the structure, are increasingly increasing. Currently, structural, approval law and financial issues are still unclear, which must be clarified before the building has been relocated.

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