List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark
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This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark. Except for the island of Bornholm, Denmark is located at the transition between North Sea and Baltic Sea which includes the Skagerrak and Kattegat waters.
Lighthouses
Name | Image | Water body | Region | Location Coordinates | Year built | Notes |
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Bovbjerg Lighthouse [da; de] | North Sea | Central Denmark | Ferring, Lemvig Municipality 56°30′47″N 08°07′10″E / 56.51306°N 8.11944°E / 56.51306; 8.11944 | 1877 | [1] | |
Lodbjerg Lighthouse [da] | North Sea | North Denmark | Lodbjerg, Thy 56°49′24″N 08°15′45″E / 56.82333°N 8.26250°E / 56.82333; 8.26250 | 1883 | [2] | |
Vesborg Lighthouse | Kattegat | Central Denmark | Vesborg, Samsø island 55°46′10″N 10°33′05″E / 55.76944°N 10.55139°E / 55.76944; 10.55139 | 1858 | [3] | |
Hanstholm Lighthouse [da; de; no] | North Sea/ Skagerrak | North Denmark | Hanstholm, Thy 57°06′45″N 08°35′56″E / 57.11250°N 8.59889°E / 57.11250; 8.59889 | 1843 | [3] | |
Hjelm Lighthouse | Kattegat | Central Denmark | Hjelm island 56°08′00″N 10°48′20″E / 56.13333°N 10.80556°E / 56.13333; 10.80556 | 1856 | [3] | |
Fornæs Lighthouse | Kattegat | Central Denmark | Norddjurs Municipality 56°26′36.3″N 10°57′26.3″E / 56.443417°N 10.957306°E / 56.443417; 10.957306 | 1839 | [3] | |
Skagen Lighthouse | Skagerrak | North Denmark | Skagen 57°44′08″N 10°37′49″E / 57.73556°N 10.63028°E / 57.73556; 10.63028 | 1858 | [4] | |
Skagen's Vippefyr | Skagerrak | North Denmark | Skagen 57°43′36″N 10°36′29″E / 57.72667°N 10.60806°E / 57.72667; 10.60806 | 1627 | [5] | |
Skagen's White Lighthouse | Skagerrak | North Denmark | Skagen 57°43′45″N 10°36′24″E / 57.72917°N 10.60667°E / 57.72917; 10.60667 | 1747 | [6] | |
Hirtshals Lighthouse [da; de; sv] | Skagerrak | North Denmark | Hirtshals | 1863 | [7] | |
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse | Skagerrak | North Denmark | Lønstrup 57°26′58″N 09°46′31″E / 57.44944°N 9.77528°E / 57.44944; 9.77528 | 1900 | [8] | |
Christiansø Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Christiansø 55°19′27″N 15°11′29″E / 55.32417°N 15.19139°E / 55.32417; 15.19139 | 1798 | ||
Dueodde Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Dueodde 54°59′30″N 15°04′28″E / 54.99167°N 15.07444°E / 54.99167; 15.07444 | 1962 | [9] | |
Hammeren Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Hammeren 55°17′11″N 14°45′55″E / 55.28639°N 14.76528°E / 55.28639; 14.76528 | 1802 | [9] | |
Hammer Odde Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Hammeren 55°17′52″N 14°46′19″E / 55.29778°N 14.77194°E / 55.29778; 14.77194 | 1885 | [9] | |
Rønne Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Rønne 55°05′58″N 14°41′46″E / 55.09944°N 14.69611°E / 55.09944; 14.69611 | 1880 | [9] | |
Svaneke Lighthouse | Baltic Sea | Bornholm | Svaneke 55°07′54″N 15°09′10″E / 55.13167°N 15.15278°E / 55.13167; 15.15278 | 1919 | [9] | |
Blåvandshuk Lighthouse | North Sea | Central Denmark | Varde Municipality | 1900 | [10] | |
Lightvessel Gedser Rev | Northern Bay of Mecklenburg | Zealand | Offshore south of Gedser Odde | 1895 | Registered as Lightvessel No. XVII (Danish: Fyrskib XVII Gedser Rev) this ship served on the Gedser Rev position until 1972. It is now a museum ship owned by the National Museum of Denmark. | |
Lågemade Lighthouse [da; de] | Flensburg Firth | Southern Denmark | 54°54′6.6″N 9°36′51.7″E / 54.901833°N 9.614361°E / 54.901833; 9.614361 | 1896 | Built in 1896 when the area belonged to Germany, this lighthouse provides the front light for a range of leading lights.[11] | |
Lightvessel I | North Sea | Southern Denmark | Horns Rev west off Esbjerg | 1913 | This wooden ship was deactivated in 1980 and decommissioned in 1988. It is now a museum ship owned by a private foundation in Esbjerg.[7] | |
Lightvessel XI | Various | Various | Offshore | 1878 | ||
Lightvessel XXI | Various | Various | Offshore | 1911 | Built in 1911, this wooden ship was mainly used at Horns Rev off the North Sea coast of Denmark. It was moored at Læsø island from 1945 to 1969 and had its final position at the Skagens Rev reef off Skagen Odde. The ship was decommissioned in 1988. As of 2006, it was used as a floating café in Ebeltoft.[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Bovbjerg Fyr – Fyrtårnet". Bovbjerg Fyr (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Lodbjerg Fyr". Nationalpark Thy (in Danish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Danish Lighthouse List 2013 Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Danish Maritime Authority
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (15 November 2013). "Lighthouses of Denmark: Northeast Jylland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Skagens vippefyr" Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Museet for Søfart. (in Danish) Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (24 February 2014). "Lighthouses of Denmark: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "The lighthouse's history", Rudbjerg Knude. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ (21 December 2013). "Lighthouses of Denmark: Bornholm". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Blåvandshuk Fyr - Danmarks vestligste punkt". Vardemuseerne (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Denmark: Southeast Jylland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lighthouses in Denmark.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lightships of Denmark.
- Leuchtturm net's collection of photographs of Danish lighthouses and lightvessels
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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