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Skagen Lighthouse ( da, Skagen Fyr), also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse (''Det Grå Fyr''), is an active lighthouse northeast of
''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 8 November 2013. The Skagen Lighthouse which replaced it consists of an unpainted round brick tower with a lantern and gallery, reaching a height of . The two-storey keeper's house to which it is attached is painted bright yellow. When it was built it was more or less at the centre of the
Skagen.dk, 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. In 2017, the lighthouse was launched as a new international bird center ''Skagen Grey Lighthouse - Center for Migratory birds''. The center consists of an interactive exhibition and a working bird observatory -''Skagen Bird Observatory''. Skagen and the Grenen area is known for its wide range of migrating birds, so the lighthouse is a perfect place for birdwatching.
Skagen Lighthouse ( da, Skagen Fyr), also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse (''Det Grå Fyr''), is an active lighthouse northeast of Skagen
Skagen () is Denmark's northernmost town, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalborg. The Port of Skagen is ...
in the far north of Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong
Niels Sigfred Nebelong (14 October 1806 – 9 October 1871) was a Danish architect who worked in the Historicist style. He was city architect in Copenhagen from 1863 and also designed many lighthouses around Denmark in his capacity as residen ...
, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.
Description
Skagen's first lighthouse, the White Lighthouse (''Det Hvide Fyr''), designed byPhilip de Lange
Philip de Lange (c. 1705 – 17 September 1766) was a leading Dutch-Danish architect who designed many different types of building in various styles including Dutch Baroque and Rococo.
Early life and family
Philip de Lange was probably born ...
and completed in 1747, was the first lighthouse in Denmark to be built in brick."Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen"''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 8 November 2013. The Skagen Lighthouse which replaced it consists of an unpainted round brick tower with a lantern and gallery, reaching a height of . The two-storey keeper's house to which it is attached is painted bright yellow. When it was built it was more or less at the centre of the
Skagen Odde
Skagen Odde, also Skagens Odde, sometimes known in English as the Scaw Spit or The Skaw, is a sandy peninsula which stretches some northeast and comprises the northernmost area of Vendsyssel in Jutland, Denmark.coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. The landward ...
, it is now very near the Kattegat
The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...
coast to the southeast.
The lighthouse has a two-tonne rotating lens resting on mercury. Originally there was a five-wicked paraffin lamp which was successively replaced with a 1000-watt then a 1500-watt electric lamp. Today there is a 400-watt sodium lamp which every four seconds can be seen up to away.
Until 1952, Skagen Lighthouse was the country's tallest. Dueodde Lighthouse
The Dueodde Lighthouse ( da, Dueodde Fyr) is located on the Danish island of Bornholm. It was built during the years 1960–62 and commissioned on 15 August 1962. It is in height, with a focal height of . It is the nodal point of the southeast c ...
on Bornholm
Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
is now just one meter higher.Dennis Kragholm Lysgaard, "Kom op i ‘Det Grå Fyr’ og se Skagen fra oven"Skagen.dk, 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. In 2017, the lighthouse was launched as a new international bird center ''Skagen Grey Lighthouse - Center for Migratory birds''. The center consists of an interactive exhibition and a working bird observatory -''Skagen Bird Observatory''. Skagen and the Grenen area is known for its wide range of migrating birds, so the lighthouse is a perfect place for birdwatching.
Open to visitors
The lighthouse is open to visitors all year except on Christmas and New Year's Eve. Daily opening hours are 10:00 to 16:00 in the winter season and until 18:00 in the summertime.See also
*List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark. Except for the island of Bornholm, Denmark is located at the transition between North Sea and Baltic Sea which includes the Skagerrak and Kattegat waters.
Lighthouses
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References
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