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Långe Jan

Lighthouse

56°11′46″N 16°23′55″E / 56.196204°N 16.398525°E / 56.196204; 16.398525TowerConstructed1785FoundationlimestoneConstructionlimestone tower with balcony and lanternAutomated1948Height41.6 metres (136 ft)Shapecylindrical tower on a circular truncated basement with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower with black band, red lantern domePower sourcebituminous coal, rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity

OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)^[1]^[2]^[3]Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building, monument in Fornminnesregistret

LightFirst lit1 November 1785

Focal height42 metres (138 ft)Lensopen fire (original), 3rd order Fresnel lens (1907)Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)CharacteristicFl (2) W 30s.
F WRG at 19 metres (62 ft)Sweden no.SV-5528

Långe Jan ("Tall John") is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island.^[4] It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with Kullen, Vinga and Landsort, and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.

The lighthouse was built in 1785,^[4] probably by Russian prisoners of war. The tower was built of stone from an old chapel. Originally the light was an open fire, and the tower was unpainted. It was painted white in 1845, and the same year the tower's lantern was installed, to house a colza oil lamp. A couple of years later a black band was added to the tower.

The lighthouse remains in use and is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration in Norrköping. During the summer season, visitors may climb the tower for a small fee.

The buildings surrounding the tower form Ottenby birding station.

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ Lighthouse "Långe Jan" www.leuchtturmseiten.de
^ Ölands södra udde - Långe Jan Archived 2020-06-22 at the Wayback Machine www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
^ ^a ^b "Långe Jan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.