Långe Jan

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.

Långe Jan Lighthouse
Ölands Södra Udde
Öland South End

Långe Jan
Location	Ottenby Öland's south cape Sweden
Coordinates	56.196204°N 16.398525°E / 56.196204; 16.398525
Tower
Constructed	1785
Foundation	limestone
Construction	limestone tower with balcony and lantern
Automated	1948
Height	41.6 metres (136 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower on a circular truncated basement with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower with black band, red lantern dome
Power source	bituminous coal, rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity
Operator	Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1][2][3]
Heritage	governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building, monument in Fornminnesregistret
Light
First lit	1 November 1785
Focal height	42 metres (138 ft)
Lens	open fire (original), 3rd order Fresnel lens (1907)
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 30s. F WRG at 19 metres (62 ft)
Sweden no.	SV-5528

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.

See also

• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Sweden
• Långe Erik ("Tall Erik"), the lighthouse at the north cape of Öland.

References

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

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Kalmar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

External links

• Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• The Swedish Lighthouse Society