One of the most beautiful Danish lighthouses is situated in Rubjerg-Knude. You can see it on the edge of the 60 meters cliff. The lighthouse was built in 1900 and worked about 70 years. Unfortunately, after 1968 it could not work more because of the sand-dunes on the coastline. People could do nothing with that. The height of the sand-dunes has been increasing, on the average for 1,5 meters per year.
In 1968 they became so high that sailors didn't see the lighthouse from the sea. For more than 10 years the lighthouse was empty, in 1980 there was opened the museum of shifting sands. It became popular among travelers, however in 2002 because of the fast-growing dunes the museum and nearby cafe were closed. Nowadays a high tower is over the sand only for several meters. Specialists say that to 2030 the "Lighthouse Rubjerg-Knude" will fall into the sea.
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