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List Of Lighthouses And Lightvessels In Sweden
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden. Lightvessels *Almagrundet * Old Finngrundet lightvessel, now a museum ship * Fladen Lighthouses * Agö, Hälsingland * Bergudden, Västerbotten * Bjuröklubb, Västerbotten *Brämön, Ångermanland *Bönan, Gästrikland *Djursten, Uppland * Eggegrund, Gästrikland *Falsterbo Lighthouse, Skåne * Falsterborev, Skåne * Faludden, Gotland * Finngrundet, Uppland * Fårö Lighthouse, Gotland * Garpen, Småland *Gotska Sandön, Gotland * Grundkallen, Uppland * Grönskär, Södermanland * Gåsören, Västerbotten * Hallands Väderö, Skåne *Hanö, Blekinge *Hoburgen, Gotland * Holmögadd, Ångermanland *Huvudskär, Södermanland * Hållö, Bohuslän * Häradskär, Östergötland * Hätteberget, Bohuslän * Högbonden, Ångermanland * Högby Lighthouse, Öland * Kapelludden, Öland *Kullen Lighthouse, Kullaberg, Skåne *Landsort, Södermanland * Lungö, Ångermanland * Långe Erik, Öland *Långe Jan, Öland *Malören, Norrbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsort 2012d
Landsort () is a Swedish village with a lighthouse on the island of Öja. The village has around 30 permanent residents. The tower was built in 1689, with an upper conical iron section added in 1870. Open fires, serving as beacons, have been lit at the site since early times. Landsort is the southernmost point of the Stockholm archipelago. Lighthouse The first lighthouse in the modern sense was lit in 1651 and, until the current tower was raised, a couple of different buildings were used to support the light. The tower of 1689 was constructed to carry an open fire, which burned coal. In 1840, a colza oil lamp was installed. A flame consumed paraffin from 1887 but in 1938 the beacon was electrified. Today the Swedish Maritime Administration owns and runs the lighthouse. During World War II and the Cold War, Landsort was a military base for the Swedish Coastal Artillery. Climate The Swedish weather service SMHI operates a meteorological station at Landsort. The southern end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djursten
Djursten is a Swedish lighthouse located at Västerbyn on the west side of the island of Gräsö in the northern Roslagens archipelago. The nearest community is Öregrund. History The location has had a lighthouse since 1767. The first lighthouse built to guide sailors from Öregrund was a stone tower topped by a charcoal fire in an iron pot. In 1809 the ship ''Bellona'' ran hard aground outside Djursten. The lighthouse was replaced by a new tower built in 1839, which still stands on the site. The current lighthouse was at first equipped with an oil lamp and parabolic mirrors that focused the light. In the 1870s a kerosene lamp was installed. The lighthouse became a state monument in 1935. In 1945 the lighthouse was finally electrified. It was occupied until the 1960s. Status Today Djursten holds a small modern light visible for 11 nautical miles mounted outside the original lighthouse lantern. Gallery File:Djurstens fyrplats fyren.jpg, Lighthouse from the south File:D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grundkallen
Grundkallen is a Swedish lighthouse on a shallow of the same name in the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, some northeast of Öregrund. The current lighthouse was built in 1961 to replace a lightship in the same location. It is a round concrete tower with a helipad on top and a round two-storey crew quarters in the bottom, both painted red, mounted on a round caisson which is painted black. The lighthouse, owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration, is automated and unmanned. The wreck of ''Herakles-Bulk'' On 3 March 2004 at around 00:30 (UTC+02) a Finnish pusher-barge combination ''Herakles-Bulk'' sank near the Grundkallen lighthouse. The combination had left Oxelösund two days earlier and was heading north with the barge fully laden with coal. On 2 March she ran into a storm and the captain, not certain if the vessel could be safely turned around in such conditions to seek shelter closer to the coast, decided to evacuate half of the crew by helicopter. When the por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotska Sandön
Gotska Sandön (literally translated as "The Gotlandic Sand Island") is an uninhabited Swedish island north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It has been a national park since 1909. Geography Gotska Sandön is situated north of Fårö in the Baltic Sea. Legally a part of Gotland province, it is approximately long and wide, with a total area of approximately . The island is part of Fårö socken (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the same area as the administrative Fårö District, established on 1January 2016. On the northwest tip of the island is a church, Gotska Sandön Chapel. , Gotska Sandön Chapel along with Fårö Church belong to Fårö parish in Norra Gotlands pastorat. During the summer, there are regular boat tours from Fårö Island and Nynäshamn on the mainland. Nature of Gotska Sandön The island consists mostly of sand and is dominated by beaches, dunes and especially pine forests. Aside from a colony of grey seals, the higher fauna is not very r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Småland
Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized form has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is Tomtabacken, at 377 metres (1,237 ft). In terms of total area, Småland is of a similar size as Belgium. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve any governmental purpose, but they do remain important historically and culturally. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative counties of Jönköping, Kalmar, and Kronoberg. Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in Halland and Östergötland Counties. Heraldry The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays a rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background. The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fårö Lighthouse
Fårö Lighthouse ( sv, Fårö fyr) is a Swedish lighthouse located on the easternmost tip of Fårö. History In the 19th century there had been many complaints from sea authorities that the coastlines on Gotland had very few lighthouses. So the decision was made to build one on the north side of Gotland. This lighthouse was constructed one year after the one on Hoburgen at the south tip of Gotland. The light ran on a colza oil lamp at first. In 1882 a paraffin lamp replaced the old one, and in 1953 it was electrified. From 1891 to 1976 the tower had a first-order Fresnel lens installed in its lantern which made the lighthouse very powerful. It is remote-controlled since 1976 and owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration. See also * List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden. Lightvessels *Almagrundet * Old Finngrundet lightvessel, now a museum ship * Fladen Lighthouses * Agö, Hälsingland * Bergudden, Väs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotland
Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the north, as well as the Karlsö Islands ( Lilla and Stora) to the west. The population is 61,001, of which about 23,600 live in Visby, the main town. Outside Visby, there are minor settlements and a mainly rural population. The island of Gotland and the other areas of the province of Gotland make up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area. The county formed by the archipelago is the second smallest by area and is the least populated in Sweden. In spite of the small size due to its narrow width, the driving distance between the furthermost points of the populated islands is about . Gotland is a fully integrated part of Sweden with no particular autonomy, unlike several other offshore island groups in Europe. Historically there was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other former provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as the fifth-largest in Scandinavia. To the north, Scania borders the former provinces of Halland and Småland, to the northeast Blekinge, to the east and south the Baltic Sea, and to the west Öresund. Since 2000, a road and railway bridge, the Öresund Bridge, bridges the Sound and connects Scania with Denmark. Scania forms part of the transnational Øresund Region. From n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
