Smygehuk Lighthouse

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.

Smygehuk Lighthouse
Sweden
LocationSmygehuk
Scania
Sweden
Coordinates55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E
Year first constructed1883
Deactivated1975-2001
Constructioncast iron tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, greenish metallic lantern dome
Tower height17 m (56 ft)
Focal height19.6 m (64 ft)
Intensity60 watt
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2+1) W 20s.
Fog signalno
Admiralty numberC2439
NGA number5606
ARLHS numberSWE-355
Sweden numberSV-6576
Managing agentSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)

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Heritagegovernmental listed building complex 

History

The lighthouse originally was lit by paraffin oil, but this was soon replaced by electricity, and the lighthouse was fitted with a 1,000-watt Incandescent light bulb. The luminous intensity was 180,000 Hefner candles. The rotating third-order lens spread the beams of light in the correct pattern "every fifth second a flash alternating between red and white". Today, the lens no longer rotates, and the lamp is only 60 watts. Despite this low wattage, it still reaches about 15 kilometers out over the sea, providing guidance mainly for tourists and fishing boats.

The first lighthouse-keeper, Elis Andersson, lived in the plastered house. His lookout and assistant lived in the wooden house. In 1985, this was converted into a hostel — Sweden's southernmost tourist accommodation. The site has also been a weather station, which made its last report in April 1984. An old housing for measuring equipment and a rain gauge can be seen to the east of the lighthouse.

See also

References
  1. Smygehuk The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2016
  2. Leuchtturm Smygehuk www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de (in German)
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Halland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 July 2009.




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