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LIGHTHOUSES
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Light along the coasts
There are ten lighthouses in Sønderborg
Municipality. Most of them
are from the time of German rule. In
1905 the German marine decided
to move its Baltic Fleet from Kiel to
new marine stations in Flensburg and
Sønderborg (the current sergeant
school). See p. 108-109.
The building of the many lighthouses
should therefore perhaps be
seen in this context. The lighthouses
helped ships navigate in the complicated
waters around Als; today this is
done by means of satellite-controlled
GPS technology.
The first lighthouse at Kegnæs was
built in 1845 and is the only one in
the area that was established before
the area came under German rule in
1864. After the war, the original lighthouse
was torn down and a new one
was built. However, the original light-
Taksensand Lighthouse
house keeper residence has been
preserved. In 1920 the area became
Danish again and remained so until
the German occupation in 1940.
During the war, the lighthouse was
guarded by German soldiers, who
only lighted it up when German ships
were to pass.
Kegnæs Lighthouse is open to the
public and, during summer, you can