Saltholmen Murder
Saltholmen may refer to: * Saltholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden * Saltholmen Lighthouse in Lillesand, Norway See also * Saltholm Saltholm (; ''Salt Islet'') is a Danish island in the Øresund, the strait that separates Denmark and Sweden. It is located to the east of the Danish island of Amager in Tårnby municipality and lies just to the west of the sea border between D ...

Saltholmen, Gothenburg
Saltholmen is a peninsula on the southern shore of Älvsborgsfjorden in the district of Älvsborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was originally an island, but during the construction of the Gothenburg tram network a connection was made to the mainland. The connection has since been widened to accommodate car parking, making Saltholmen effectively a peninsula. History The company Aktiebolag Långedrag was founded in 1903, which was supposed to renovate the area from Långedrag to Saltholmen, including constructing a swimming area on Saltholmen. The tram network was extended to Saltholmen from 1906 to 1908. The original plans were not realised, but from 1906 to 1908 a warm bathing area, a cold bathing area and a restaurant were built. The latter was later replaced by a café in 1915, which is still in use. Saltholmen's parking area is located near the cold bathing area and the café. There is a transformer tower on the top next to the warm bathing area. In 1923 a swimming stadium was bu ...
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Saltholmen Lighthouse
Saltholmen Lighthouse ( no, Saltholmen fyrstasjon) is a lighthouse in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on a small island off the coast about southeast of the town of Lillesand. There has been a lighthouse here since 1882. The island (and lighthouse) are named ''Saltholmen'' (lit. ''"Salty Islet"''). This name comes from the salt extraction industry established by Hans Nielsen Hauge that once was located there. The lighthouse is only accessible by boat and the site is open, but the building is not open to the public. Current lighthouse The present lighthouse was built in 1952 to replace the older building located on the same site. The present light sits on top of a tall square frustum-shaped metal skeleton tower that is painted white with a red roof. The light sits at an elevation of above sea level. The white, red, or green light (depending on direction) emits two flashes every 15 seconds. The light can be seen for up to . History The lighthouse wa ...
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