The Dueodde Lighthouse ( da, Dueodde Fyr) is located on the
Danish
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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 coast line, warning ships to keep away from the extreme southern tip of the island. Dueodde Lighthouse is Denmark's tallest lighthouse and one of the most important lighthouses of the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
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Geography
Bornholm features varied topography, such as
Almindingen,
Hammeren
Hammeren (also Hammerknuden; meaning, "hammerhead-shaped crag of granite") is a protected area and promontory in Denmark on the northernmost point of Bornholm island. It projects into Sæne Bugt bay in the Baltic Sea. The area includes Hammersø ...
,
Jons Kapel
Jons Kapel ("John's Chapel") is a rock bluff in Denmark on Bornholm's west coast, about north of Hasle. The formations are the result of the waves beating against the rock at a time when the sea level was considerably higher than it is today. The ...
,
Paradisbakkerne
Paradisbakkerne ("hills of paradise"), also Helvedesbakkerne ("hills of hell"), is a group of hills in Denmark, located in the east of the island of Bornholm. It is situated approximately northwest of Nexø. The privately owned area consists of ...
,
Rytterknægten
Rytterknægten is the highest point on the Danish island of Bornholm at above sea level. The bierg is situated on a wooded bedrock of gaiter formations in the middle of Almindingen forest. Aakirkeby is located about to the southeast.
Etymology
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Dueodde
Dueodde is a beach in Denmark on Bornholm's southernmost tip. It is known for its very fine white sand. The area around Dueodde was originally a large sandy area. In the eighteenth century it was planted with pines, as well as Ammophila and Leym ...
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The lighthouse was built on the western side of Dueodde's sand dunes,
on the island's extreme southern tip.
Construction
The foundation for the tower consisted of long reinforced concrete piles which involved two harsh winter seasons to complete. Water for the construction was drawn from the Baltic Sea using a long pipe line laid over the hill slope. After the completion of the foundation, the tower construction was taken up and completed speedily using sliding form work procedure to raise the hexagonal shaped cylindrical concrete tower to a height of without the fixtures.
Architecture and fittings
The lighthouse is equipped with a Fresnel Rotary lens at a focal height of 48 m. Together with its lantern and double gallery, the tower has a total height of . The Fresnel lens (1886) of the Dueodde Nord lighthouse was transferred to this tower. Electric supply of 1,000 watt is provided by the public utility as the illumination source for the incandescent lamp, which, together with the lens and the height of the burner provides a visual range of about . The lens provides three white flashes every ten seconds.[ There are 197 steps to the top of the tower from where there is a panoramic view, weather permitting, of the sea and the sandy white beaches.]
Gallery
File: Dueodde Fyr.jpg,
File:Dueodde, Bornholm (2012-07-02), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (1).JPG,
File:Dueodde, Bornholm (2012-07-09), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (1).JPG,
File:Dueodde, Bornholm (2012-07-09), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (2).JPG
See also
* List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark
References
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Lighthouses completed in 1962
Lighthouses in Denmark
Buildings and structures in Bornholm