Långe Jan
Långe Jan is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island. It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with Kullen, Vinga and Landsort, and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse and working life museum in Mörbylånga Municipality, Baltic coast, Sweden
- Also known as: “OElands Soedra Udde Lighthouse”, “Öland south head”, “Ölands Södra Udde”, and “Ölands Södra Udde Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naturum Ottenby and Ottenby nature reserve.
Ottenby nature reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ottenby is a nature reserve on the southern Swedish island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, across from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait. It is one of Sweden's most well-known hotspots for birdwatchers and ornithologists. Ottenby nature reserve is situated 2½ km northeast of Långe Jan.
Långe Jan
- Categories: approach lighthouse, working life museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ås socken, Sydöland, Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Långe Jan” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Дългият Ян”
- Catalan: “Långe Jan”
- Czech: “Maják Långe Jan”
- Czech: “Ölands södra udde”
- Danish: “Långe Jan”
- Dutch: “Lange Jan”
- Dutch: “Långe Jan”
- Finnish: “Långe Jan”
- French: “phare de Långe Jan”
- French: “Phare de Långe Jan”
- German: “Långe Jan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Långe Jan”
- Norwegian: “Långe Jan”
- Polish: “Långe Jan”
- Portuguese: “farol Cabo sul de Öland”
- Portuguese: “Långe Jan”
- Swedish: “Fyren Långe Jan”
- Swedish: “Långe Jan”
- Swedish: “Ölands Södra Udde”
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