Zone:Pite-Rönnskär
| Pite-Rönnskär | |
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| Information | |
| Difficulty |  |
| Location | Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden |
| Surface | Grass, Metal |
| Created | 2016-05-05 21:00:24 |
| Pite-Rönnskär at Turfgame.com | |
Pite-Rönnskär is a turfzone in the municipality of Skellefteå in the region of Västerbotten in Sweden.
Placement[edit]
This zone is placed by the Pite-Rönnskär Lighthouse on the Pite-Rönnskär island. In the in the Bothnian Bay on the border to Norrbotten.
In summer, there are two trips per week with the passenger boat M / S Favorite to the island, which is also visited by guests with leisure boats as there is a guest harbor.
Pite-Rönnskär Lighthouse[edit]
The first lighthouse on the island was lit in 1880. It was built on the gable of a keeper's house and carried a kerosene lamp. In 1905 the current lighthouse was constructed on the island. It was first built in 1862 as one of two lighthouses at the Sandhammaren light station in Skåne. When it was relocated the current fresnel lens and a gas mantle light was installed. It was replaced with a Dalén light in 1944 and in 1959 it was electrified. In 1972 the lighthouse was deactivated as The Swedish Maritime Administration found that the modern lighthouse Nygrån (built 1959) placed in open water was enough to provide sea safety. Nygrån was partly destroyed by ice in 1969-1971 and during these years Pite-Rönnskär was the main lighthouse in the area.
In August 2005 the lighthouse was reactivated as an Occas-light by local summer residents on the island. The light shows the original character with three white flashes each 15th second and uses the original lens. It is owned by the city of Skellefteå. The lighthouse is the highest of the "Heidenstam lights".
Gallery[edit]
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Nearby zones[edit]
- Kinnbäckzon (to the northwest)
