Djursten is a Swedish lighthouse located at Västerbyn on the west side of the island of Gräsö in the northern Roslagens archipelago. The nearest community is Öregrund.

Djursten lighthouse
Djursten
Djursten Lighthouse, August 2006
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LocationGräsö
Östhammar Municipality
Uppsala County
Sweden
Coordinates60°22′08″N 18°24′04″E / 60.368994°N 18.401187°E / 60.368994; 18.401187
Tower
Constructed1767 (first)
Constructionstone tower
Automated1962 Edit this on Wikidata
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapemassive cylinder tower with octagonal prism observation room, balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with black horizontal band
Power sourcerapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity, mains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration[1]
Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1839 (current)
Focal height20 metres (66 ft)
Lens6th order molded drum lens of acrylic glass
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicLFl WRG 9s.
Sweden no.SV-2152

History

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The location has had a lighthouse since 1767. The first lighthouse built to guide sailors from Öregrund was a stone tower topped by a charcoal fire in an iron pot. In 1809 the ship Bellona ran hard aground outside Djursten.[2]

The lighthouse was replaced by a new tower built in 1839, which still stands on the site. The current lighthouse was at first equipped with an oil lamp and parabolic mirrors that focused the light. In the 1870s a kerosene lamp was installed. The lighthouse became a state monument in 1935. In 1945 the lighthouse was finally electrified. It was occupied until the 1960s.[2]

Status

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Today Djursten holds a small modern light visible for 11 nautical miles mounted outside the original lighthouse lantern.[2]

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See also

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References

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Citations

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Southern Bothnia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c Djursten: Svenska Fyrsällskapet.

Sources

  • "Djursten" (PDF). Svenska Fyrsällskapet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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