Nidingen
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| Location | Nidingen, Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57°18′9″N 11°54′2″E / 57.30250°N 11.90056°E |
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| Constructed | 17th century (open fires) 1834 (twin towers) 1945 (new tower) |
| Construction | reinforced concrete  |
| Automated | 1979 |
| Height | 23,5 meters |
| Shape | round concrete tower |
| Markings | white, black belt |
| Power source | electricity |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) |
| Fog signal | (2) 30s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 17th century |
| Focal height | 25,4 meters |
| Lens | 3rd order dioptric Fresnel lens |
| Range | 22 nautical miles |
| Characteristic | Fl(1+2) WR 27s |
| Sweden no. | SV-7443 |
| Nidingen twin lighthouses | |
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| Constructed | 1832 |
| Construction | natural stone |
| Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Markings | gray |
| Power source | bituminous coal, rapeseed oil, kerosene |
| Heritage | governmental listed building |
| First lit | December 1834 |
| Deactivated | 1946 |
| Focal height | 20.4 m (67 ft) |
| Lens | third order Fresnel lens (1846–) |
| Characteristic | Exting (1946–) |
Nidingen is a Swedish
The province of Halland and Nidingen was ruled by Denmark until the
In the 1960s, the lighthouse's lens equipment was electrified. In 1973, an automatic rotation of the lens was installed around the clock while the lighting of the lamps was controlled by photocells. From the turn of the year 1978–79, Nidingen lighthouse became fully automated and unmanned. It was reported several times in the 2000s that the lighthouse could be deactivated when it was no longer considered necessary for shipping,[4] but it remained in use. In 2019 it was reported that the Swedish Maritime Administration, Sjöfartsverket, plans to convert it to be powered by solar cells.[5]
Wind observations from Nidingen is reported daily in SMHI Shipping Forecasts.
References
- ^ "Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) - Riksantikvarieämbetet". www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se.
- ^ "Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) - Riksantikvarieämbetet". www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se.
- ^ "Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) - Riksantikvarieämbetet". www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se.
- ^ https://www.gp.se/nyheter/v%C3%A4stsverige/nidingen-riskerar-att-sl%C3%A4ckas-i-sommar-1.1200707 (Swedish)
- ^ https://norrahalland.se/solceller-ska-driva-nidingen/ (Swedish)
External links
- fyr.org (in Swedish)
- Nidingen on Länstyrelsen (in Swedish)
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Halland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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