Kyrkbacken Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kyrkbacken Lighthouse
The Kyrkbacken lighthouse stands as a cylindrical white tower with a lantern and gallery, extending 6 meters in height. It is situated at the end of the south breakwater in Skåne County, Sweden, on the west side of the island facing Denmark. The focal height of the light is 7 meters, and it emits an occulting white, green, or red light that changes every 4 seconds. This active aid has a geographic range of 9.3 nautical miles. While the tower is closed to the public, the surrounding site is open, allowing visitors access to the breakwater leading to the structure.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for local navigation, guiding vessels around the south breakwater and into Kyrkbacken harbor. Its directional light system is essential for indicating safe channels to approaching boats.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 4s
- Focal Height
- 7m
- Light Range
- 13NM (24.1 km)
- Geographic Range
- 9.3NM
Location
- City
- Landskrona kommun
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Skåne County
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of the south breakwater at Kyrkbacken, on the west side of the island facing Denmark.
- Latitude
- 55.9099°
- Longitude
- 12.6725°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Backviken(1.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C1930
- NGA No.
- 5288
- Wikidata
- Q10551436 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kyrkbacken على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Sweden، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.