Skaw Lighthouse
Skaw Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland. Skaw Lighthouse is situated nearby to Skagen Bunker Museum, as well as near Grenen Art Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skagen Lighthouse and Skagen Bunker Museum.
Skagen Lighthouse
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Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.
Skagen Bunker Museum
Museum
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Skagen Bunker Museum is a private museum near the tip of Grenen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers. Skagen Bunker Museum is situated 390 metres north of Skaw Lighthouse.
Grenen Art Museum
Museum
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Grenen Art Museum is situated 520 metres northeast of Skaw Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grenen and Skagen.
Grenen
Locality
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Grenen is a long sandbar spit at Skagen Odde, northeast of the town of Skagen.
Skagen
Skagen is a town in North Jutland. In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.
Skaw Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Skagen Lighthouse”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.73552° or 57° 44′ 8″ northLongitude
10.63023° or 10° 37′ 49″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F9GPJPJ+63GeoNames ID
12077112
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