Smygehuk Lighthouse

Smygehuk Lighthouse

Location	Smygehuk Scania Sweden
Coordinates	55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E
Tower
Constructed	1883
Construction	cast iron tower
Height	17 m (56 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, greenish metallic lantern dome
Power source	kerosene, electricity
Operator	Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)
Fog signal	no
Light
First lit	15 October 1883
Deactivated	1975-2001
Focal height	19.6 m (64 ft)
Lens	third order Fresnel lens
Intensity	60 watt
Range	14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) W 20s.
Sweden no.	SV-6576

Smygehuk Lighthouse (Swedish: Smygehuks fyr) is a lighthouse in Trelleborg Municipality in Sweden. It is situated approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Smygehamn, and is 17 metres (56 ft) high and constructed of iron. It was completed in 1883, and taken out of service in 1975 in favor of the offshore Kullagrundet Lighthouse. Following an initiative by Trelleborg Municipality, among others, it was relit in April 2001. Smygehuk Lighthouse is located at Smygehuk, near the southernmost tip of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula.

History

The lighthouse originally was lit by paraffin oil, but this was soon replaced by electricity, and the lighthouse was fitted with a 1,000-watt Incandescent light bulb. The luminous intensity was 180,000 Hefner candles. The rotating third-order lens spread the beams of light in the correct pattern "every fifth second a flash alternating between red and white". Today, the lens no longer rotates, and the lamp is only 60 watts. Despite this low wattage, it still reaches about 15 kilometers out over the sea, providing guidance mainly for tourists and fishing boats.

The first lighthouse-keeper, Elis Andersson, lived in the plastered house. His lookout and assistant lived in the wooden house. In 1985, this was converted into a hostel — Sweden's southernmost tourist accommodation. The site has also been a weather station, which made its last report in April 1984. An old housing for measuring equipment and a rain gauge can be seen to the east of the lighthouse.

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Halland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

External links

• Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• The Swedish Lighthouse Society