Trekroner - Copenhagen Harbour, Denmark
 | Lighthouse category: sector Position: 55° 42' 11.8"N : 12° 36' 52.4"E Status: active Date: 1836 Designer: not known Tower height: 39 feet Construction: round tower with lantern and gallery. Construction material not known but could be cast iron or concrete. Colour scheme: white Focal plane height: 66 feet Characteristics: white, red and green sectors. Isophase light - one second on, one second off Foghorn: none Google map view: google map link |
This light stands in the very centre of Trekroner Fort, the main coastal defence fort intended for the defence fo Copenhagen harbour. The Danish name for the fort is Trekroner Søfort and it was constructed in 1787. As a defensive establishment it had a fairly active life, seeing action against the British in 1801 and again in 1807, and being used as a barracks by the Germans during their Second World War occupation of Denmark.
The photograph below gives a panoramic view of the fort with the lighthouse in the centre and the start of the two moles that shelter the harbour visible in the left and right of shot.
