Queen, reef and fire barque
On 28 October 1832, the Danish Queen Marie Sophie Friederike inaugurated Fehmarn's first lighthouse. The 100-foot-high lighthouse was built by the Danish naval administration, as Fehmarn was Danish at the time. As it was the Queen's birthday, the lighthouse was given the name "Marienleuchte".
The lighthouse replaced a fire barque, which had previously made it easier for ships to navigate through the Fehmarnbelt, which was only 19 kilometres wide. Sandbanks, reefs and currents often made the strait between Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland a dangerous adventure back then.
Today, the old Danish lighthouse has long since been decommissioned, but the small village of Marienleuchte still bears its name.
The royal Danish coat of arms on the south side of the old listed lighthouse building is a reminder of its origins to this day. Together with the old beacon, it lends the modern holiday property project BeltBlick FEHMARN a touch of historical charm.