Sandhammar Light
Sandhammaren is a Swedish lighthouse, and the name of both a beach and a point east of Ystad in Scania. At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on Ertholmene.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ystad Municipality, south coast, Sweden
- Also known as: “Sandhammaren”, “Sandhammaren lighthouse”, and “Sandhammaren Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandhammarens räddningsstation and Mälarhusens naturreservat.
Sandhammarens räddningsstation
Museum
Sandhammarens räddningsstation is a museum, which is situated 130 metres east of Sandhammar Light.
Mälarhusens naturreservat
Nature reserve
Mälarhusens naturreservat is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Sandhammar Light.
Sandby backar
Nature reserve
Sandby backar is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Sandhammar Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kåseberga and Örnahusen.
Sandhammar Light
- Categories: Heidenstam lighthouse, twin towers, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Löderup socken, Löderup, Ystad Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.38671° or 55° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.19289° or 14° 11′ 34″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9F7P95PV+M5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Sandhammar Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Sandhammar Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Sandhammaren”
- French: “Phare de Sandhammaren”
- German: “Sandhammarens fyr”
- Persian: “ساندهامرن”
- Portuguese: “farol Sandhammaren”
- Portuguese: “Farol Sandhammaren”
- Portuguese: “Sandhammaren”
- Swedish: “Sandhammaren”
- Swedish: “Sandhammarens fyr”
- Swedish: “Sandhammarens Fyr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandhammaren and Järarna.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sveriges första livräddningsstation and Sandhammarens Fyrgrill.
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