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Kapelludden lighthouse

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Construction
  
cast iron tower

Height
  
32 m

Year first constructed
  
1872

Focal height
  
29.7 metres (97 ft)

Opened
  
1872

Kapelludden lighthouse

Location
  
Kapelludden Öland Sweden

Tower shape
  
square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder

Markings / pattern
  
red tower, grey lantern dome

Range
  
12.5 nautical miles (23 km; 14 mi)

Address
  
Kläppingevägen 99, 387 95 Köpingsvik, Sweden

Architect
  
Albert Theodor Gellerstedt

Similar
  
Bredsättra Church, Högby Lighthouse, Egby Church, Böda Church, Högby Church - Öland

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.

References

Kapelludden lighthouse Wikipedia