Djursten is a Swedish lighthouse located at Västerbyn on the west side of the island of
Gräsö
Gräsö is an island in Östhammar Municipality, off the coast of Uppland province on the eastern coast of Sweden. It is also the name of a village on the island which lies at the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia.
The island has an area of an ...
in the northern Roslagens archipelago.
The nearest community is
Öregrund
Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden. As of 2010, it had 1,555 inhabitants. It is located by the Baltic Sea, on the coast of Uppland. Despite its small population, Öregrund is still commonly referred ...
.
History
The location has had a lighthouse since 1767. The first lighthouse built to guide sailors from
Öregrund
Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden. As of 2010, it had 1,555 inhabitants. It is located by the Baltic Sea, on the coast of Uppland. Despite its small population, Öregrund is still commonly referred ...
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:Djurstens fyr 2.jpg, Lighthouse from the north
See also
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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
* Brämà ...
References
Citations
Sources
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External links
Sjofartsverket
Lighthouses in Sweden
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