Svaneke Lighthouse
Svaneke Lighthouse is located southeast of Svaneke harbour on the Danish island of Bornholm. The overall height of the tower is 18 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Denmark
- Also known as: “Svaneke fyr” and “Svaneke Fyr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svaneke Church and Gyldenås stone.
Svaneke Church
Church
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Svaneke Church is located in the small town of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm. It stands above the harbour at a height of 18 metres on the site of a small chapel which appears to have existed for quite some time before the town received its charter in the 16th century. Svaneke Church is situated 720 metres northwest of Svaneke Lighthouse.
Gyldenås stone
Runestone
Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gyldenås stone is a runestone, which is situated 730 metres northwest of Svaneke Lighthouse.
Hallebrøndshøj
Archaeological site
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Hallebrøndshøj is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southwest of Svaneke Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svaneke and Aarsdale.
Svaneke
Village
Svaneke is a small town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. It lies mainly in Svaneke parish and partly in Ibsker parish. It is Denmark's easternmost town.
Aarsdale
Village
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Aarsdale is a village on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. Located between Svaneke and Nexø, it has a population of 266. Once a prosperous fishing village, its economy now relies mainly on tourism thanks to its half-timbered houses, its harbour and its windmill. Aarsdale is situated 3 km south of Svaneke Lighthouse.
Listed
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Listed is a little fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 2 kilometres northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379.
Svaneke Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.13171° or 55° 7′ 54″ northLongitude
15.15277° or 15° 9′ 10″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Inception
1907Height
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
9F7Q45J3+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 171504335OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
6696023Wikidata ID
Q7651631
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In Other Languages
From Danish to French—“Svaneke Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Svaneke Fyr”
- French: “phare de Svaneke”
- French: “Phare de Svaneke”
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