Långe Jan

Långe Jan is a Swedish lighthouse located at the south cape of in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's second largest island. It is one of Sweden's most famous lighthouses along with , and , and also the tallest lighthouse in Sweden.
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  • 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”
    “Ölands Södra Udde Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naturum Ottenby and Ottenby nature reserve.
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is a museum.
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is a in … is situated 2½ km northeast of Långe Jan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schäferiängarna.
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is a locality.

Långe Jan

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Latitude
56.19608° or 56° 11′ 46″ north
Longitude
16.39848° or 16° 23′ 55″ east
Open location code
9F8R59WX+C9
Geo­Names ID
9782470
Wiki­data ID
Q712299

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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: “Långe Jan”
  • Finnish: “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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Localities in the Area

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