Sandhammaren is a Swedish

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, and the name of both a beach and a point east of

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. At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on

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. The flame first ran on

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. Later on (1891), one of the lighthouses was put out of service and moved to

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, at the same time the lamp was transformed to a

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lamp. The lighthouse was electrified in 1952. The

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owns and runs the lighthouse.

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Sjofartsverket

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