När Lighthouse
När Lighthouse is a Swedish lighthouse located outside the village När on the southeast side of the island Gotland. It was constructed in 1872, the sketchings were made by architect John Höjer. It is located in a nature reserve and birding area. It is a listed building in Sweden.
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| Location | Närsholmen Gotland Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57.218312°N 18.681091°E |
| Year first constructed | 1872 |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | tapered cylindricall tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | red tower with three narrow white bands, greenish lantern dome |
| Tower height | 16.3 metres (53 ft) |
| Focal height | 20.8 metres (68 ft) |
| Original lens | 3rd order rotating Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 4th order dioptric lens (1961) |
| Range | white: 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) red: 13.5 nautical miles (25.0 km; 15.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WR 8s. |
| Admiralty number | C7200 |
| NGA number | 9928 |
| ARLHS number | SWE-049 |
| Sweden number | SV-4190 |
| Managing agent | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] [3] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex  |
The light originally carried a kerosene lamp and it was updated with electric power in 1961. It was also automated that same year, and the rotating lens was replaced by a modern one. It is owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration.[4][5]
Gallery
The light station as seen from a distance.
Stone wall near the lighthouse.
Sparse vegetation surrounds this light station.
References
- När The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 5, 2016
- Lighthouse När (Gotland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
- Leuchtturm När www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Gotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "Swedish Lighthouse Society". www.fyr.se. The Swedish Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
External links
- Sjofartsverket (in English)
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society
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