Högby Lighthouse
Högby Lighthouse is a Swedish lightstation. The lighthouse is built of iron and painted white. The design by architect Johan Höjer is unique to Sweden. The tower was exhibited at the Stockholm Exposition in 1897 before being located in Högby on a narrow peninsula. The flame ran on kerosene at first, and was updated with a gas mantle light in 1908. It was electrified in 1945 with a 1000 watt bulb and fully automated in 1967. Today the light runs with a faint 60 watt bulb, and the old rotating Fresnel lens has been replaced. The lighthouse is owned by The Swedish Maritime Administration.
 Högby Lighthouse | |
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| Location | East of Löttorp Öland Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57.146568°N 17.047189°E |
| Year first constructed | 1898 |
| Automated | 1967 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with watch room, balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome |
| Tower height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Focal height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Original lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 3rd order dioptric lens made by AGA |
| Range | 12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl (2) W 12s. |
| Admiralty number | C7266 |
| NGA number | 7752 |
| ARLHS number | SWE-032 |
| Sweden number | SV-5487 |
| Managing agent | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex  |
Both the keeper's house and lighthouse is protected as a culturally important building since 1978. Today the keeper's house is a private residence to an artist and contains an art studio and showroom.
Gallery
The keeper's house.
Close up.
References
- Högby The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 4, 2016
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2012. Check date values in:
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