Lighthouse Friedrichsort

Lighthouse Friedrichsort is a lighthouse in Kiel, Kiel Bay, Schleswig-Holstein. Lighthouse Friedrichsort is situated nearby to Falkenstein, as well as near the castle Christianspris.

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Also known as: “Leuchtfeuer Friedrichsort”, “Leuchtturm Friedrichsort”, and “Leuchtturm Kiel Friedrichsort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christianspris and Bethlehem-Kirche.

Christianspris

Castle

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Christianspris or Frederiksort was a Danish fortification somewhat north of the then Danish city of Kiel. In 1632 the Danish king Christian IV initiated the works of making a fortification on a land tongue on the West shore of the Kielerfiord on the Jernved peninsula. Christianspris is situated 480 metres west of Lighthouse Friedrichsort.

Bethlehem-Kirche

Church

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Bethlehem-Kirche is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Lighthouse Friedrichsort.

Möltenort U-Boat Memorial

Monument

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The U-Boot-Ehrenmal Möltenort in Heikendorf near Kiel is a memorial site belonging to the German War Graves Commission, commemorating the sailors who died serving in U-Boat units during the First and Second World Wars, along with all victims of submarine warfare. Möltenort U-Boat Memorial is situated 1¼ km south of Lighthouse Friedrichsort.