Denmark
Region of Southern Denmark
Varde Municipality

Blåvand Lighthouse

Blåvand Lighthouse is a seacoast lighthouse in near , . Built in 1900 to replace an older light, the lighthouse lies on Blåvandshuk, the westernmost point in Denmark, making Blåvand Lighthouse the country's westernmost building.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: lighthouse in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Blåvand Fyr” and “Blåvandshuk Lighthouse”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blåvandshuk and Oksby Church.

Scenic viewpoint
is a headland on the coast of northwest of , and is the westernmost point of metropolitan . The Blåvand Lighthouse is the westernmost located building in Denmark. is situated 370 metres west of Blåvand Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km east of Blåvand Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vejers Strand and Ho.

Village
Photo: Chron-Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town with only 27 inhabitants, but a multitude of holiday homes. is situated in the former Amt, and is part of the Syddanmark region as of 2007, roughly 30 km northern of the town of and between the villages of Blåvand and Grærup on the west coast of . is situated 8 km north of Blåvand Lighthouse.

Hamlet
is a village in southwestern in the , in . Many tourists, especially Germans, visit the village primarily because of the nature of the area. is situated 8 km east of Blåvand Lighthouse.

Blåvand Lighthouse

Latitude
55.55783° or 55° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
8.08325° or 8° 4′ 60″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Inception
1900
Height
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
9F7CH35M+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95565485
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q887055
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Satellite Map

Discover Blåvand Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Russian—“Blåvand Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Blåvand Fyr”
  • German: “Blåvand Fyr”
  • German: “Blåvands Huk Fyr”
  • German: “Blåvandshuk Fyr”
  • Hungarian: “Blåvandshuk Fyr”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blåvand Fyr”
  • Norwegian: “Blåvand Fyr”
  • Romanian: “farul Blåvand”
  • Romanian: “Farul Blåvand”
  • Russian: “Блованн”
  • Russian: “Блованнсхук”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Horns Rev Visitor Center and Blåvand Naturcenter.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blåvand Lighthouse”. Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.