Skagen Fyr (1747)
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| Place: | Skagen | |
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| Geographical location: | 57 ° 43 '44.9 " N , 10 ° 36' 24.3" E | |
| Fire height : | 21 m | |
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| Identifier : | deleted | |
| Optics: | open coal fire, oil- fired from 1835 |
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| Operating time: | 1747-1858 | |
The lighthouse Skagen Fyr or Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen ( German The white lighthouse in Skagen ) is a former lighthouse in Skagen .
history
The lighthouse is located on the northern edge of Skagen. It replaced the Skagen Vippefyr ( German Wippfeuer ) and served as a beacon from October 14, 1747 to 1858 , before being replaced in this function by the Grenen lighthouse, two kilometers away. The tower shaft remained standing and still reminds of this historical fire. The tower can be rented for events.
The octagonal tower was designed by the architect Philip de Lange and was the first of its kind to be built entirely from brick . Originally, roughly hewn red bricks were used, which were later painted white. In 1816 the open roof was rebuilt and raised four meters.
The beacon originally consisted of an open charcoal fire, with the fire drawn through an open shaft onto the roof. There were four different entrances to the platform. The lighthouse keeper could choose the one that best suited the wind direction. From 1835 oil was used as fuel, the tower was fitted with mirrors in 1835,
After it was decommissioned in 1858, it was used as a signal station from 1871 to warn of drift ice, among other things.
The lighthouse keeper's house was demolished in 1860.
Web links
- Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen. In: Leuchttuerme.net.
- Det Hvide Fyr. In: skagensiden.dk. (Danish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lej Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen. Frederikshavn Kommune, accessed September 24, 2019 (Danish).