Construction cast iron tower Height 16 m Automated 1961 | Focal height 20.8 metres (68 ft) Opened 1872 Year first constructed 1872 | |
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Location Närsholmen
Gotland
Sweden Tower shape tapered cylindricall tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern red tower with three narrow white bands, greenish lantern dome Original lens 3rd order rotating Fresnel lens Address NÄR NÄRSHOLMEN 897, 623 48 Stånga, Sweden Similar Jardín Botánico DBW de, Högklint, Lummelunda Cave, Visby Cathedral, Närsholmen | ||
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.
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.
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