Hirsholm fyrtårn - Hirsholmen, Denmark - Coastal Lighthouses on Waymarking.com

Fyrtårnet er bygget i 1886 af granit fra Hirsholmene på øens højeste punkt, det seks meter høje Ørnebjerg. Fyret er 27 meter højt, har prisme i toppen og sender stadig den dag i dag sit lys ud over Kattegat, så skibene kan orientere sig.

Da det blev bygget, var lyskilden en såkaldt femvægers moderatørlampe. Den blev i 1904 udskiftet med en glødenetsbrænder til petroleum.

Men allerede i 1838 blev der bygget fyr på Hirsholmene. Dengang drøftede man, hvor et nyt fyr ved Jyllands østkyst bedst kunne placeres. Nogle ville bygge på Sæby Kirke – andre mente, at de mange forlis ved de ulæselige rev og klippegrunde ved Hirsholmene måtte tale deres eget sprog og forlange, at fyret skulle ligge netop her. Og sådan blev det.

Fyret var det lille tårn, som var bygget sammen med fyrmesterboligen.

Knap 50 år senere byggede man så det nuværende fyr – men man lod også det gamle stå. I dag er fyrtårnet tillige udkigstårn – og har stadig til huse på Ørnebjerg. Se plancher om fyrets historie i infohuset.

På alle dage, hvor færgen Seadog sejler, åbnes der i fyrtårnet, så gæster kan komme op og se Hirsholm fra oven. I godt vejr kan man se østkysten af Vendsyssel og i rigtig klart vejr kan man se kysten af Sverige. Læs mere om fyrtårnets historie i Infohuset.

English: The lighthouse was built in 1886 of granite from Hirsholmene on the highest point of the island, the six meter high Ørnebjerg. The lighthouse is 27 meters high, has a prism at the top and still sends its light beyond the Kattegat to this day, so that the ships can orient themselves.

When it was built, the light source was a so-called five-walled moderator lamp. It was replaced in 1904 with a glow plug burner for petroleum.

But already in 1838 a lighthouse was built on Hirsholmene. At the time, it was discussed where a new lighthouse on Jutland's east coast could best be located. Some wanted to build on Sæby Church - others thought that the many shipwrecks at the illegible reefs and rocky grounds at Hirsholmene had to speak their own language and demand that the lighthouse should be located right here. And so it became.

The lighthouse was the small tower, which was built together with the lighthouse keeper's residence.

Almost 50 years later, the current lighthouse was built - but the old one was also left standing. Today, the lighthouse is also a lookout tower - and is still housed on Ørnebjerg. See posters about the lighthouse's history in the info house.

On all days when the ferry Seadog sails, it opens in the lighthouse, so guests can come up and see Hirsholm from above. In good weather you can see the east coast of Vendsyssel and in really clear weather you can see the coast of Sweden. Read more about the history of the lighthouse in the Info House.

Source: Skov og naturstyrelsen

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