Nidingen
Nidingen is a small, flat island in Kattegatt known for its treacherous surrounding reefs and historical lighthouse station, which was established by Denmark in 1624 to warn ships of dangerous shoals surronding the island. Due to its location along a busy shipping lane, the waters surrounding Nidingen are a massive graveyard for vessels, with an estimated 700 shipwrecks resting nearby. After Halland became Swedish in 1645, Nidingen became Sweden’s first lighthouse station.
In 1834, two stone lighthouse towers were constructed and later raised in 1846. The pair became well known as the last operational twin lighthouse system in the world.
In 1946, a new 23.5-m concrete lighthouse was built and replaced the twin towers as the main navigational light. The lighthouse was automated in 1979 and has been unmanned since then. Today the historic buildings and towers are preserved as protected cultural heritage within the Nidingen Nature Reserve.
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