Pater Noster Lighthouse

Pater Noster is a lighthouse and the name of a small archipelago in on the Swedish west coast.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Tjörn Municipality, west coast, Sweden
  • Also known as: Hamneskärs fyr”, “Pater Noster”, “Pater Noster fyr”, and “Pater Noster lighthouse
  • Historically known as: Hamneskar Light

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marstrand and Åstol.

is in the municipality of , in on the west coast of . Many tourists come here in the summer to swim in the ocean.

Hamlet
Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, Public domain.
is a locality situated south of , , with 210 inhabitants in 2010. is an island and a locality in in Parish situated in the Province of . is situated 8 km northeast of Pater Noster Lighthouse.

Pater Noster Lighthouse

Latitude
57.896° or 57° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
11.46581° or 11° 27′ 57″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Height
32 metres (106 feet)
Open location code
9F9HVFW8+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 945530149
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
2684357
Wiki­data ID
Q959479
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Pater Noster Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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