Smygehuk Lighthouse

Smygehuk Lighthouse
LocationSmygehuk
Scania
Sweden
Coordinates55°20′18.6″N 13°21′10.0″E / 55.338500°N 13.352778°E / 55.338500; 13.352778
Tower
Constructed1883
Constructioncast iron tower
Height17 m (56 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, greenish metallic lantern dome
Power sourcekerosene, electricity 
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)

Fog signalno
Light
First lit15 October 1883 
Deactivated1975-2001
Focal height19.6 m (64 ft)
Lensthird order Fresnel lens 
Intensity60 watt
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2+1) W 20s.
Sweden no.SV-6576

Smygehuk Lighthouse (Swedish: Smygehuks fyr) is a lighthouse in Trelleborg Municipality in Sweden. It is situated approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Smygehamn, and is 17 metres (56 ft) high and constructed of iron. It was completed in 1883, and taken out of service in 1975 in favor of the offshore Kullagrundet Lighthouse. Following an initiative by Trelleborg Municipality, among others, it was relit in April 2001. Smygehuk Lighthouse is located at Smygehuk, near the southernmost tip of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula.