Voslapp Rear Range Light

Voslapp Rear Range Light (German: Voslapp Oberfeuer) is an active lighthouse and range light in Voslapp, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 201 feet (61 m) it is the twenty-second tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.^[3] It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Front Range Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.

Evening view

Voslapp Rear Range Light
Voslapp Oberfeuer

Location	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Coordinates	53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E
Tower
Constructed	1962
Foundation	26 posts, ø 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long
Construction	concrete tower
Height	201 feet (61 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with three galleries
Markings	tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Operator	WSA Wilhelmshaven[1]
Light
Focal height	198 feet (60 m)[2]
Intensity	1,590,000 cd
Range	27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristic	white light, 3s on, 3s off, synchronized with Voslapp Front Range Light

The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.

The Voslapp Range Lights replaced a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.

The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

• Germany portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany
• List of tallest lighthouses in the world