Långe Jan

Långe Jan ("Tall John") is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island.[4] It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with Kullen, Vinga and Landsort, and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.

Långe Jan Lighthouse
Ölands Södra Udde
Öland South End

Långe Jan
Sweden
Location	Ottenby Öland's south cape Sweden
Coordinates	56.196204°N 16.398525°E / 56.196204; 16.398525
Year first constructed	1785
Automated	1948
Foundation	limestone
Construction	limestone tower with balcony and lantern
Tower shape	cylindrical tower on a conical frustum basement with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower with black band, red lantern dome
Tower height	41.6 metres (136 ft)
Focal height	42 metres (138 ft)
Original lens	open fire
Current lens	3rf order Fresnel lens, 1907
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 30s. F WRG at 19 metres (62 ft)
Admiralty number	C7280
NGA number	7720
ARLHS number	SWE-041
Sweden number	SV-5528
Managing agent	Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1] [2] [3]
Heritage	governmental listed building complex

The lighthouse was built in 1785,[4] probably by Russian prisoners of war. The tower was built of stone from an old chapel. Originally the light was an open fire, and the tower was unpainted. It was painted white in 1845, and the same year the tower's lantern was installed, to house a colza oil lamp. A couple of years later a black band was added to the tower.

The lighthouse remains in use and is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrköping. During the summer season it is possible to climb the tower, for a small fee.

The buildings surrounding the tower form Ottenby birding station.

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden
• Långe Erik ("Tall Erik"), the lighthouse at the north cape of Öland.

References

1. Långe Jan The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 5, 2016
2. Lighthouse "Långe Jan" www.leuchtturmseiten.de
3. Ölands södra udde - Långe Jan www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
4. "Långe Jan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Kalmar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

External links

• Sjofartsverket (in English)
• The Swedish Lighthouse Society