Landsort

Landsort lighthouse
Landsort
Landsort Lighthouse
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LocationÖja
Södermanland
Sweden
Coordinates58°44′23″N 17°51′57″E / 58.7396°N 17.8658°E / 58.7396; 17.8658
Tower
Constructed1651 (first)
Foundationstone
Constructionstone and cast iron tower
Automated1963
Height25 metres (82 ft)
Shapetwo-stage tower: cylindrical lower part and conical roof with double balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red roof
Power sourcecharcoal, rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]
Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1689 (current)
Focal height44.5 metres (146 ft)
Lensopen fire (original), 3rd order Fresnel lens (current)
Range22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
CharacteristicFl (5) W 60s.
Sweden no.SV-3275

Landsort (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlânːdsʊʈ])[2] is a Swedish village with a lighthouse on the island of Öja. The village has around 30 permanent residents.[3][4]

The tower was built in 1689, with an upper conical iron section added in 1870. Open fires, serving as beacons, have been lit at the site since early times.

Landsort is the southernmost point of the Stockholm archipelago.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Nynäshamn Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 16.
  3. ^ Diaz, Kaley Ann (29 August 2016). "A day in Landsort Sweden". Live Well Travel Often. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. ^ Britton, Claes. "Landsort: The island". Sjöö Sandström. Retrieved 2020-04-23.