Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.
 Kapelludden lighthouse | |
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| Location | Kapelludden Öland Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1872 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1967  |
| Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder |
| Markings | red tower, grey lantern dome |
| Power source | rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 29.7 metres (97 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens (–1967), third order Fresnel lens (1967–) |
| Range | 12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | LFI W 10s. |
| Sweden no. | SV-5498 |
The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.
See also
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- List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden
- Långe Erik, the lighthouse at the north cape of Öland
- Långe Jan, the lighthouse at the south cape of Öland
References
edit- ^ Lighthouse Kapelludden (Öland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
External links
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- Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society
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