The
Amrum Lighthouse is pictured in the Diamond Square Postmark
released by Deutsche Post to commemorate the Participation of the German
Postal Philately at the Lighthouse Amrum from 4 - 6 July 2012 in the Lighthouse Amrum grounds.
Amrum Lighthouse is a handsome and historic lighthouse, the first built by Germany on the North Frisian coastline. For northbound ships, this is the first long-range light seen North of Helgoland. The Lighthouse is built on a high dune North-West of the Harbour of Wittdum, the ferry terminal at the South end of the Island. Amrum is a small, boomerang-shaped barrier island located South of Sylt; it's a popular tourist destination. The Lighthouse is one of the Amrum Island's landmarks.
Established in 1875, the Amrum Lighthouse:
- Tower is ROUND granite
- Tower painted RED with two WHITE HORIZONTAL bands
- Height is 41 metres
- Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
- LIGHT character is a FLASH every 7.5 seconds
My sincere thanks to Wolfgang Beyer from Germany for sending me this German Post Mark of Amrum Lighthouse.
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