Långe Erik ("Tall Erik"), official name Ölands norra udde, is a Swedish

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

built in 1845 and located on a little island, Stora Grundet (in

Böda socken Böda socken is a former socken of Åkerbo Hundred on Öland, Sweden. Since 1974, it has been part of the Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, Sweden. It covers 107 square kilometers and had 773 inhabitants in 2000. History The oldest pa ...

Borgholm Municipality Borgholm Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, constituting the northern half of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. The municipal seat is located in the city of Borgholm. Notable historic sites in this mu ...

), in Grankullaviken bay at the north point of

Öland Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. ...

, the second largest island in Sweden. The island is connected to Öland by a small bridge built in 1965. The lighthouse is whitewashed, 32 meters high. It was designed by H. Byström and built by Jonas Jonsson. The former lighthouse keeper's house is next to the lighthouse, with a few buildings from the 1900s. The older, larger lens is still installed, but no longer in use. The lens was used until the 1990s before an

aerobeacon An aerobeacon is a light assembly used to create a fixed or flashing signal visible over long distances. It consists of a high intensity electric lamp mounted with a focusing device in a cylindrical housing, which usually is rotated on a vertical ...

was installed on the lantern's balcony. The light is remote-controlled by the

Swedish Maritime Administration The Swedish Maritime Administration () is the government agency in Sweden which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe. The agency is to a certain degree financed through fees levied on commercial shippin ...

. The tower is open to visitors during the summer. Tickets are bought in a building next to the tower.

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Sjofartsverket

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