Rubjerg Knoll Light

Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse is on the coast of the in Rubjerg, in the in northern . It was first lit on 27 December 1900. Construction of the lighthouse began in 1899.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: non-operative lighthouse on the coast of the North Sea west of Hjørring, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”, “Rubjerg Knude lighthouse”, and “Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mårup Church and Rubjerg old Cemetery.

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was a Romanesque church in Vendsyssel in Denmark's northern . The church was built on Lønstrup Klint, a cliff on the near the town of in the Hjørring municipality. is situated 1½ km north of Rubjerg Knoll Light.

Cemetery
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is situated 1½ km south of Rubjerg Knoll Light.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 3 km east of Rubjerg Knoll Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lønstrup and Hundelev.

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is a small town in northern , in Vendsyssel on the coast of Skagerrak. It is located in north , and is an old fishing village, with a population of 544.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Rubjerg Knoll Light.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Rubjerg Knoll Light.

Rubjerg Knoll Light

Latitude
57.44905° or 57° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
9.77549° or 9° 46′ 32″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Inception
1899
Height
23 metres (75 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F9FCQXG+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110889245
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11102407
Wiki­data ID
Q2206180
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swiss German—“Rubjerg Knoll Light” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rubjerg Knudevuurtoring”
  • Asturian: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Basque: “Rubjerg Knude itsasargia”
  • Bavarian: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Catalan: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Chinese: “魯布耶格克努德燈塔”
  • Czech: “Maják Rubjerg Knude”
  • Czech: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Danish: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Dutch: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Finnish: “Rubjerg Knudevuurtoring”
  • French: “phare de Rubjerg Knude”
  • French: “Phare de Rubjerg Knude”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Rubjerg Knude”
  • German: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • German: “Rubjerg Knude Leuchtturm”
  • Italian: “Faro di Rubjerg Knude”
  • Luxembourgish: “Liichttuerm Rubjerg Knude”
  • Luxembourgish: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Persian: “فانوس دریایی رابجرگ کوده”
  • Plautdietsch: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Rubjerg Knude”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Rubjerg Knude”
  • Spanish: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”
  • Swedish: “Rubjerg Knude fyr”
  • Swiss German: “Rubjerg Knude Fyr”

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