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Borgholm Municipality, Sweden

Kapelludden lighthouse

Borgholm Municipality, Sweden

Kapelludden lighthouse
Photo: Olaf Meister · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Kapelludden Lighthouse stands on the east coast of Öland in southeastern Sweden, a 32-meter-tall iron structure built and lit in 1871 by architect A.T. Gellerstedt. Located in a wetland near the ruins of a 13th-century chapel in Bredsättra parish, Borgholm Municipality, the lighthouse is now a governmental listed building, recognized for its historical significance in Sweden's maritime heritage.

Architect

Built
Type
lighthouse, Heidenstam lighthouse
Materials
iron
Heritage
governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building
Height
31.8 m
Place
Borgholm Municipality, Sweden

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56.81953, 16.84503