Kapelludden Lighthouse
Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Borgholm Municipality, Baltic coast, Sweden
- Also known as: “Kapelludden”, “Kapelludden lighthouse”, “Kapelluddens Lighthouse”, and “Ölands östra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Saint Birgitta’s chapel.
Saint Birgitta’s chapel
Kapelludden Lighthouse
- Categories: Heidenstam lighthouse, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bredsätra socken, Borgholm, Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.81956° or 56° 49′ 10″ north
Longitude
16.84503° or 16° 50′ 42″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Established
1872
Open location code
9F8RRR9W+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Kapelludden Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Kapelludden”
- French: “Phare de Kapelludden”
- German: “Kapelluddens fyr”
- German: “Leuchtturm Kapelludden”
- Portuguese: “Farol Kapelludden”
- Swedish: “Kapelluddens fyr”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Haglerum and Kläppinge.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Sjövik and Finnebacke.
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Worth a closer look: Stockholm and Uppsala.
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