Landsort

Landsort () is a Swedish village with a lighthouse on the island of Öja. The village has around 30 permanent residents.

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Place details

Locality: Nynäshamns kommun
Region: Stockholm
Country: Sverige
Population: 0

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Key facts

Lighthouse.qid: Q1821451
Lighthouse.image: Landsort Lighthouse August 2013 09.jpg
Lighthouse.caption: Landsort Lighthouse
Lighthouse.location: ÖjaSödermanlandSweden
Lighthouse.yearbuilt: 1651 (first)
Lighthouse.yearlit: 1689 (current)
Lighthouse.automated: 1963
Lighthouse.foundation: stone
Lighthouse.construction: stone and cast iron tower
Lighthouse.shape: two-stage tower: cylindrical lower part and conical roof with double balcony and lantern
Lighthouse.marking: white tower, red roof
Lighthouse.lens: open fire (original), 3rd order Fresnel lens (current)
Lighthouse.characteristic: Fl (5) W 60s.
Lighthouse.country: Sweden
Lighthouse.countrynumber: SV-3275
Lighthouse.managingagent: Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Sweden
Located in: Nynäshamn Municipality
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Location: Öja
Image: Landsort 2012d.jpg

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Commons category: Landsort
inception: 1651-00-00
different from: Landsort lighthouse
located in/on physical feature: Öja

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Landsort () is a Swedish village with a lighthouse on the island of Öja. The village has around 30 permanent residents.

The tower was built in 1689, with an upper conical iron section added in 1870. Open fires, serving as beacons, have been lit at the site since early times.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Landsort” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.