Location | Visborg, Samsø Denmark |
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Coordinates | 55°46′12″N 10°33′03″E / 55.769897°N 10.550874°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern dome and trim |
Light | |
Focal height | 36 metres (118 ft) |
Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc(2) W 12s |
Denmark no. | DFL-2230[1] |
Vesborg was a castle founded by King Valdemar Atterdag in the 1360s, on the southwestern coast of Samsø in Denmark. The castle does not exist anymore and a lighthouse was built on the site in 1858.