Långe Jan

Långe Jan Lighthouse
Ölands Södra Udde
Öland South End

Långe Jan
Sweden
Location Ottenby
Öland's south cape
Sweden
Coordinates 56°11′46″N 16°23′55″E / 56.196204°N 16.398525°E / 56.196204; 16.398525Coordinates: 56°11′46″N 16°23′55″E / 56.196204°N 16.398525°E / 56.196204; 16.398525
Year first constructed 1785
Automated 1948
Foundation limestone
Construction limestone tower with balcony and lantern
Tower shape cylindrical tower on a conical frustum basement with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with black band, red lantern dome
Height 41.6 metres (136 ft)
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft)
Original lens open fire
Current lens 3rf order Fresnel lens, 1907
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 30s.
F WRG at 19 metres (62 ft)
Admiralty number C7280
NGA number 7720
ARLHS number SWE-041
Sweden number SV-5528
Managing agent

Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] [2]

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Långe Jan ("Tall John") is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island.[4] It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with Kullen, Vinga and Landsort, and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.

The lighthouse was built in 1785,[4] probably by Russian prisoners of war. The tower was built of stone from an old chapel. Originally the light was an open fire, and the tower was unpainted. It was painted white in 1845, and the same year the tower's lantern was installed, to house a colza oil lamp. A couple of years later a black band was added to the tower.

The lighthouse remains in use and is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrköping. During the summer season it is possible to climb the tower, for a small fee.

The buildings surrounding the tower form Ottenby birding station.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Långe Jan The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 5, 2016
  2. ↑ Lighthouse "Långe Jan" www.leuchtturmseiten.de
  3. ↑ Ölands södra udde - Långe Jan www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
  4. 1 2 "Långe Jan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.


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