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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Svangen lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Ingth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svangen lighthouse is situated 2 km west of Bissen lighthouse.
Resö Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Resö Church is situated 2 km northeast of Bissen lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Västbacken and Havstenssund.
Västbacken
Hamlet
Photo: Mgr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Västbacken is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Bissen lighthouse.
Havstenssund
Hamlet
Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.
Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Bissen lighthouse.
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″ northLongitude
11.15529° or 11° 9′ 19″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Inception
1939Open location code
9FCHR524+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1531161272OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
8555623Wikidata ID
Q28375104
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Satellite Map
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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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