Sandhammaren is a
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
, and the name of both a beach and a point east of
Ystad in
Scania. At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on
Ertholmene. The flame first ran on
colza oil. Later on (1891), one of the lighthouses was put out of service and moved to
Pite-Rönnskär
Pite-Rönnskär is a Swedish island with lighthouse station located in the Bothnian Bay. The island is located at the border between the provinces of Västerbotten and Norrbotten but belongs to Skellefteå Municipality. The island was a well kno ...
in
Norrland, at the same time the lamp was transformed to a
paraffin lamp. The lighthouse was electrified in 1952.
The
Swedish Maritime Administration owns and runs the lighthouse.
See also
*
List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden
References
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External links
Sjofartsverket
Lighthouses completed in 1862
Lighthouses in Sweden
1862 establishments in Sweden
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