Considered to be one of the best-known lighthouses in northern Germany, it was built in 1908.

Its cast iron tower is 40 metres (130 ft) high.

The lighthouse is often used for weddings, and one of the two keeper's cottages has been adapted for use by the local registrar.

However, for some reason the picture used on cinema advertisements and later on the inlays of the video and DVD editions was of the Westerheversand Lighthouse, not the Pilsum Lighthouse.

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