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This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark. Except for the island of Bornholm, Denmark is located at the transition between North Sea and Baltic Sea which includes the Skagerrak and Kattegat waters.

Lighthouses

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Name Image Water body Region Location
Coordinates 		Year
built 		Notes
Bovbjerg Lighthouse [da; de] North Sea Central Denmark Ferring, Lemvig Municipality
56°30′47″N 08°07′10″E / 56.51306°N 8.11944°E / 56.51306; 8.11944		 1877 [1]
Lodbjerg Lighthouse [da] North Sea North Denmark Lodbjerg, Thy
56°49′24″N 08°15′45″E / 56.82333°N 8.26250°E / 56.82333; 8.26250		 1883 [2]
Vesborg Lighthouse Kattegat Central Denmark Vesborg, Samsø island
55°46′10″N 10°33′05″E / 55.76944°N 10.55139°E / 55.76944; 10.55139		 1858 [3]
Hanstholm Lighthouse [da; de; no] North Sea/
Skagerrak		 North Denmark Hanstholm, Thy
57°06′45″N 08°35′56″E / 57.11250°N 8.59889°E / 57.11250; 8.59889		 1843 [3]
Hjelm Lighthouse Kattegat Central Denmark Hjelm island
56°08′00″N 10°48′20″E / 56.13333°N 10.80556°E / 56.13333; 10.80556		 1856 [3]
Fornæs Lighthouse Kattegat Central Denmark Norddjurs Municipality
56°26′36.3″N 10°57′26.3″E / 56.443417°N 10.957306°E / 56.443417; 10.957306		 1839 [3]
Skagen Lighthouse Skagerrak North Denmark Skagen
57°44′08″N 10°37′49″E / 57.73556°N 10.63028°E / 57.73556; 10.63028		 1858 [4]
Skagen's Vippefyr Skagerrak North Denmark Skagen
57°43′36″N 10°36′29″E / 57.72667°N 10.60806°E / 57.72667; 10.60806		 1627 [5]
Skagen's White Lighthouse Skagerrak North Denmark Skagen
57°43′45″N 10°36′24″E / 57.72917°N 10.60667°E / 57.72917; 10.60667		 1747 [6]
Hirtshals Lighthouse [da; de; sv] Skagerrak North Denmark Hirtshals 1863 [7]
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse Skagerrak North Denmark Lønstrup
57°26′58″N 09°46′31″E / 57.44944°N 9.77528°E / 57.44944; 9.77528		 1900 [8]
Christiansø Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Christiansø
55°19′27″N 15°11′29″E / 55.32417°N 15.19139°E / 55.32417; 15.19139		 1798
Dueodde Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Dueodde
54°59′30″N 15°04′28″E / 54.99167°N 15.07444°E / 54.99167; 15.07444		 1962 [9]
Hammeren Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Hammeren
55°17′11″N 14°45′55″E / 55.28639°N 14.76528°E / 55.28639; 14.76528		 1802 [9]
Hammer Odde Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Hammeren
55°17′52″N 14°46′19″E / 55.29778°N 14.77194°E / 55.29778; 14.77194		 1885 [9]
Rønne Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Rønne
55°05′58″N 14°41′46″E / 55.09944°N 14.69611°E / 55.09944; 14.69611		 1880 [9]
Svaneke Lighthouse Baltic Sea Bornholm Svaneke
55°07′54″N 15°09′10″E / 55.13167°N 15.15278°E / 55.13167; 15.15278		 1919 [9]
Blåvandshuk Lighthouse
North Sea Central Denmark Varde Municipality 1900 [10]
Lightvessel Gedser Rev Northern Bay of Mecklenburg Zealand Offshore south of Gedser Odde 1895 Registered as Lightvessel No. XVII (Danish: Fyrskib XVII Gedser Rev) this ship served on the Gedser Rev position until 1972. It is now a museum ship owned by the National Museum of Denmark.
Lågemade Lighthouse [da; de] Flensburg Firth Southern Denmark
54°54′6.6″N 9°36′51.7″E / 54.901833°N 9.614361°E / 54.901833; 9.614361		 1896 Built in 1896 when the area belonged to Germany, this lighthouse provides the front light for a range of leading lights.[11]
Lightvessel I North Sea Southern Denmark Horns Rev west off Esbjerg 1913 This wooden ship was deactivated in 1980 and decommissioned in 1988. It is now a museum ship owned by a private foundation in Esbjerg.[7]
Lightvessel XI Various Various Offshore 1878
Lightvessel XXI Various Various Offshore 1911 Built in 1911, this wooden ship was mainly used at Horns Rev off the North Sea coast of Denmark. It was moored at Læsø island from 1945 to 1969 and had its final position at the Skagens Rev reef off Skagen Odde. The ship was decommissioned in 1988. As of 2006, it was used as a floating café in Ebeltoft.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bovbjerg Fyr – Fyrtårnet". Bovbjerg Fyr (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Lodbjerg Fyr". Nationalpark Thy (in Danish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Danish Lighthouse List 2013 Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Danish Maritime Authority
  4. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (15 November 2013). "Lighthouses of Denmark: Northeast Jylland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Skagens vippefyr" Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Museet for Søfart. (in Danish) Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (24 February 2014). "Lighthouses of Denmark: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ^ "The lighthouse's history", Rudbjerg Knude. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ (21 December 2013). "Lighthouses of Denmark: Bornholm". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Blåvandshuk Fyr - Danmarks vestligste punkt". Vardemuseerne (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Denmark: Southeast Jylland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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