Kapelludden lighthouse

Kapelludden Lighthouse

Kapelludden lighthouse
Sweden
Location Kapelludden
Öland
Sweden
Coordinates 56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077Coordinates: 56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077
Year first constructed 1872
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder
Markings / pattern red tower, grey lantern dome
Height 32 metres (105 ft)
Focal height 29.7 metres (97 ft)
Range 12.5 nautical miles (23 km; 14 mi)[1]
Characteristic LFI W 10s.
Admiralty number C7270
NGA number 7752
ARLHS number SWE-211
Sweden number SV-5498
Managing agent Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2]

The 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.

The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.

See also


References

  1. Lighthouse Kapelludden (Öland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. Kapelludden The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 5, 2016


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