Dueodde Lighthouse
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dueodde Lighthouse |
| image | Bornholm Dueodde asv2024-07 img11.jpg |
| caption | Dueodde Lighthouse |
| location | Bornholm Island, Denmark |
| coordinates | |
| yearbuilt | 1960–62 |
| yearlit | August 1962 |
| automated | 1962 |
| foundation | Pile foundation |
| construction | Concrete |
| shape | Hexagonal tower with double balcony and lantern |
| marking | white tower, blue balcony and grey lantern |
| height | 47 m |
| focalheight | 48 m |
| lens | Fresnel Rotary lens |
| range | 20 nmi |
| characteristic | Three quick white flashes every 10s |
| :: |
| name = Dueodde Lighthouse | image = Bornholm Dueodde asv2024-07 img11.jpg | caption = Dueodde Lighthouse | location = Bornholm Island, Denmark | coordinates = | yearbuilt = 1960–62 | yearlit = August 1962 | automated = 1962 | yeardeactivated = | foundation = Pile foundation | construction = Concrete | shape = Hexagonal tower with double balcony and lantern | marking = white tower, blue balcony and grey lantern | height = 47 m | focalheight = 48 m | lens = Fresnel Rotary lens | intensity = | range = 20 nmi | characteristic = Three quick white flashes every 10s
The Dueodde Lighthouse () is located on the Danish island of Bornholm. It was built during the years 1960–62 and commissioned on 15 August 1962. It is 47 m in height, with a focal height of 48 m. It is the nodal point of the southeast coast line, warning ships to keep away from the extreme southern tip of the island. Dueodde Lighthouse is Denmark's tallest lighthouse and one of the most important lighthouses of the Baltic Sea.
Geography
Bornholm features varied topography, such as Almindingen, Hammeren, Jons Kapel, Paradisbakkerne, Rytterknægten, and Dueodde. The lighthouse was built on the western side of Dueodde's sand dunes, on the island's extreme southern tip.
Construction
The foundation for the tower consisted of 14 m long reinforced concrete piles which involved two harsh winter seasons to complete. Water for the construction was drawn from the Baltic Sea using a 700 m long pipe line laid over the hill slope. After the completion of the foundation, the tower construction was taken up and completed speedily using sliding form work procedure to raise the hexagonal shaped cylindrical concrete tower to a height of 45 m without the fixtures. Materials used for construction included 300 m3 of cement concrete and 50 tonnes of reinforcement steel.
Architecture and fittings
The lighthouse is equipped with a Fresnel Rotary lens at a focal height of 48 m. Together with its lantern and double gallery, the tower has a total height of 47 m. The Fresnel lens (1886) of the Dueodde Nord lighthouse was transferred to this tower. Electric supply of 1,000 watt is provided by the public utility as the illumination source for the incandescent lamp, which, together with the lens and the height of the burner provides a visual range of about 35 km. The lens provides three white flashes every ten seconds.
Gallery
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References
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- "Lighthouse pages: Lighthouse Hammeren Fyr". Leuchtturmseiten.
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