Kapelludden Lighthouse
Lighthouse
(Redirected from Kapelludden lighthouse)
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 | |
| <mapframe zoom="5" frameless="1" align="center" longitude="16.845077" latitude="56.819549" height="200" width="270">{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[16.845077,56.819549],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"marker-color":"#5E74F3","title":"Kapelludden Lighthouse","marker-symbol":"lighthouse"}}</mapframe> | |
| Location | Kapelludden Öland Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E |
| Constructed | 1872 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder |
| Markings | red tower, grey lantern dome |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 29.7 metres (97 ft) |
| 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
Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 346: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').
Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 346: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').- 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
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kapelluddens fyr.
- Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society
 | This European lighthouse-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Swedish building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |