Location | Smygehuk Scania Sweden |
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Coordinates | 55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E / 55.338500°N 13.352778°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1883 |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Height | 17 m (56 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, greenish metallic lantern dome |
Power source | kerosene, electricity |
Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) [2] |
Fog signal | no |
Light | |
First lit | 15 October 1883 |
Deactivated | 1975-2001 |
Focal height | 19.6 m (64 ft) |
Lens | third order Fresnel lens |
Intensity | 60 watt |
Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 20s. |
Sweden no. | SV-6576 |
Smygehuk Lighthouse (Swedish: Smygehuks fyr) is a lighthouse in Trelleborg Municipality in Sweden. It is situated approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Smygehamn, and is 17 metres (56 ft) high and constructed of iron. It was completed in 1883, and taken out of service in 1975 in favor of the offshore Kullagrundet Lighthouse. Following an initiative by Trelleborg Municipality, among others, it was relit in April 2001. Smygehuk Lighthouse is located at Smygehuk, near the southernmost tip of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula.