När lighthouse
Region Gotland, Sweden
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
When Lighthouse is a sector light on the southeast coast of Gotland, Sweden, outside the village of När. Built in 1872 of sheet iron, it stands 16.3 metres tall in a nature reserve and birding area. It originally burned kerosene, but was electrified and automated in 1961, when its rotating lens was replaced. It is a listed building owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse, sector light
- Materials
- sheet iron
- Heritage
- governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building
- Height
- 16.3 m
- Place
- Region Gotland, Sweden
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