Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Borkum, Germany
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1.2 km
11 m
Explore Borkum in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Sight 1: Christuskirche
The Christuskirche in Borkum is the Evangelical Lutheran church on the otherwise largely reformed East Frisian island. It was built in 1899.
Sight 2: Neuer Leuchtturm
Borkum Great Light, also known as Borkum Neuer Light, is an active lighthouse on the island of Borkum, Leer district, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 197 feet (60 m) it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the third tallest brick lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse is located at the west side of the Borkum Island. It is the landfall light for the Ems estuary and the port of Emden, serving also as a day mark.
Sight 3: Maria Meeresstern
Maria Meeresstern is the Roman Catholic church on the East Frisian island of Borkum.
Sight 4: Reformierte Kirche
The Reformed Church on the island of Borkum is a historic church in East Frisia. The church was built from 1896 to 1897 in a historicist style, fusing elements of Art Nouveau and Neo-Gothic. It is the only Protestant Reformed island church in East Frisia.
Sight 5: Old Lighthouse
The Old Borkum Lighthouse is a former lighthouse and today's daytime sight on the East Frisian North Sea island of Borkum.
Wikipedia: Alter Leuchtturm Borkum (DE), Ft_link , Heritage Website
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