Bissen lighthouse
Bissen lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lur socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Bissen lighthouse is situated nearby to the hamlet Västbacken, as well as near Havstenssund.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Tanum Municipality, west coast, Sweden
- Also known as: “Bissen” and “Bissen fyr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svangen lighthouse and Resö Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Västbacken and Havstenssund.
Havstenssund
Hamlet
Bissen lighthouse
- Categories: sector light, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lur socken, Lur, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.80195° or 58° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
11.15529° or 11° 9′ 19″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1939
Open location code
9FCHR524+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Bissen lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Bissen lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “Fr”
- French: “phare de Suède”
- French: “Phare de Suède”
- Swedish: “Bissen”
- Swedish: “Bissens fyr”
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