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Fårö Lighthouse (Swedish: Fårö fyr) is a Swedish lighthouse located on the easternmost tip of Fårö.

Fårö Lighthouse

Fårö Lighthouse
Location	Fårö Gotland Sweden
Coordinates	57.959570°N 19.349265°E / 57.959570; 19.349265
Tower
Constructed	1847
Foundation	limestone basement
Construction	stone tower
Automated	1976
Height	30 metres (98 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern, greenish lantern roof
Power source	colza oil, kerosene, electricity
Operator	Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]
Heritage	governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building
Light
First lit	21 October 1847
Focal height	31 metres (102 ft)
Lens	mirrors (original), 4th order Fresnel lens (current)
Range	17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic	Iso WR 8s.
Sweden no.	SV-4117

History

In the 19th century there had been many complaints from sea authorities that the coastlines on Gotland had very few lighthouses. So the decision was made to build one on the north side of Gotland. This lighthouse was constructed one year after the one on Hoburgen at the south tip of Gotland.^{[citation needed]}

The light ran on a colza oil lamp at first. In 1882 a paraffin lamp replaced the old one, and in 1953 it was electrified. From 1891 to 1976 the tower had a first-order Fresnel lens installed in its lantern[1] which made the lighthouse very powerful. It is remote-controlled since 1976 and owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden

References

External links

• Media related to Fårö fyr at Wikimedia Commons
• Sjofartsverket
• The Swedish Lighthouse Society

На других языках

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- [en] Fårö Lighthouse

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[es] Faro de Fårö

El faro de Fårö[1] (en sueco: Fårö fyr) es un faro de Suecia situado en el extremo más oriental de la isla Fårö. En el siglo XIX hubo muchas quejas de las autoridades marinas de que las costas en Gotland tenían muy pocos faros. Así que se tomó la decisión de construir uno en el lado norte de Gotland. Este faro fue construido un año después de uno en Hoburgen en la punta sur de Gotland. El faro consistía en una lámpara de aceite de colza en un primer momento. En 1882 una lámpara de parafina sustituyó a la antigua, y en 1953 se electrificó. Desde 1891 hasta 1976 la torre tenía una lente Fresnel de primer orden instalada en su linterna que hizo al faro muy potente. Está controlado a distancia desde 1976 y es propiedad de la Administración Marítima de Suecia.

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