Haken Lighthouse
Haken Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Sankt Ibb socken, Landskrona, del, Scania. Haken Lighthouse is situated nearby to the castle Uraniborg, as well as near the village Tuna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ven and Uraniborg.
Ven
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ven is a small Swedish island which lies in the middle of Öresund Sound, between southern Sweden and Denmark. It is best known as the site of the Renaissance-era astronomical observatory built by Tycho Brahe.
Uraniborg
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Uraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, and the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument.
Stjerneborg
Photo: Tycho Brahe, Public domain.
Stjerneborg was Tycho Brahe's underground observatory next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg, located on the island of Ven in the Öresund between Denmark and Sweden. Stjerneborg is situated 2 km west of Haken Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuna and Landskrona.
Landskrona
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance.
Haken Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sankt Ibb socken, Landskrona, del, Landskrona Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.90931° or 55° 54′ 34″ northLongitude
12.72482° or 12° 43′ 29″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9F7JWP5F+PWGeoNames ID
12110615
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