Sandhammaren is a
Swedish
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lighthouse, and the name of both a beach and a point east of
Ystad
Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, a ...
in
Scania
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 ...
. At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on
Ertholmene
Ertholmene (formerly spelled ''Ærtholmene)'' is a small archipelago in Denmark. The largest island is Christiansø, and its name often refers to the entire archipelago. Ertholmene is situated northeast of Gudhjem, Bornholm, and contains De ...
. The flame first ran on
colza oil
Close-up of canola blooms
Canola flower
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. Later on (1891), one of the lighthouses was put out of service and moved to
Pite-Rönnskär
Pite-Rönnskär is a Swedish island with lighthouse station located in the Bothnian Bay. The island is located at the border between the provinces of Västerbotten and Norrbotten but belongs to Skellefteå Municipality. The island was a well known ...
in
Norrland
Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administ ...
, at the same time the lamp was transformed to a
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lamp. The lighthouse was electrified in 1952.
The
Swedish Maritime Administration
The Swedish Maritime Administration ( sv, Sjöfartsverket) is the government agency in Sweden which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe. The agency is to a certain degree financed through fees levied o ...
owns and runs the lighthouse.
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, Västerbotten
* Bjuröklubb, Västerbotten
* Brämà ...
References
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External links
Sjofartsverket
Lighthouses completed in 1862
Lighthouses in Sweden
1862 establishments in Sweden
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