Storjungfrun (formerly ''Stora Jungfrun''), is an island in the Bothnian Sea that was granted by the crown in 1620 to the city of Söderhamn "for pasture". The island forms a nature reserve off the coast of

Vallvik Vallvik is a locality situated in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 258 inhabitants in 2010. History Vallvik mill was built in 1907 and is a sulphate pulp mill belonging to Rottneros AB. Demographics Community In the c ...

. The current name has been known since 1650. Previously the island was called ''Helgön''.

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

fishermen for a long time fished around the island and also built the Storjungfrun chapel. Over time, they were pushed back by the local population and eventually completely excluded. In the 1930s, there were around thirty people living in the harbor, which was significantly fewer than before. In 1838, a lighthouse with a light height of 27.5 meters above sea level was built on Storjungfrun. The lighthouse consists of a white, round, about 21.3 meter high stone tower with a black belt at the top under the lantern. It formerly also had a red middle belt. Since January 25, 1935, the lighthouse has been a listed building. The lighthouse was automated and demanned in 1964.

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Islands of Gävleborg County Uninhabited islands of Sweden {{Sweden-geo-stub