 Kullen Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Kullaberg Kattegatt Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 56°18′04.0″N 12°27′05.4″E / 56.301111°N 12.451500°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1563 (first) 1585 (second) 1749 (third) 1792 (fourth) 1843 (fifth) |
| Construction | granite and brick tower |
| Automated | 1979 |
| Height | 18.5 metres (61 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey building |
| Markings | grey unpainted stone tower, white lantern, black lantern dome |
| Power source | kerosene, electricity  |
| Operator | Kullens Fyr[1][2] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building, governmental listed building complex |
| Fog signal | (2) 30 s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1898-1900 (Magnus Dahlander) (current) |
| Focal height | 78.5 metres (258 ft) |
| Lens | 1st order clamshell Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 1 kW |
| Range | 24.5 nautical miles (45.4 km; 28.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5 s |
| Sweden no. | SV-7146 |
The Kullen Lighthouse (Swedish: Kullens fyr) is an operational lighthouse in Scania, located by the mouth of Öresund, at the point of Kullaberg peninsula, in Höganäs, on the south-west coast of Sweden. Kullen is one of the most prominent landmarks along the Swedish coastline, and with its 1000 Watt electric bulb in a huge lenshouse, also the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia, overlooking one of the world's most heavily traveled waters.
The lighthouse is 15 meters tall and its focal plane is located 78.5 meters above sea level making it the highest located lighthouse in Sweden. Every 5 seconds, the Kullen Lighthouse flashes white for 0.3 seconds with 27 nautical miles reach.
- ^ Leuchtturm Kullen www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Scania (Helsingborg-Malmö Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 April 2016.