Lighthouses of Denmark: Copenhagen

The Kingdom of Denmark (Danmark in Danish), located at the mouth of the Baltic Sea, includes the north-pointing peninsula of Jylland (Jutland) in the west and a large number of islands to the east. The capital, Copenhagen, is on the island of Sjælland. Other major Danish islands include Fyn (between Sjælland and Jylland), Lolland and Falster (south of Sjælland) and Bornholm (farther east in the Baltic). The Skaggerak is a sound separating Jylland from Norway to the northwest, while the Kattegat separates Jylland from Sweden to the northeast.

Denmark is divided into five regions. This page describes the lighthouses of the Hovedstaden, or Capital Region, including the metropolitan area of Copenhagen. The northern end of the region faces the Kattegat but most of the region faces east on the Øresund, the narrow strait separating Denmark from Sweden. The Øresund, often called simply The Sound in English, has a minimum wdith of about 4 km (2.5 mi) at Helsingør. Most of the commercial shipping into and out of the Baltic Sea passes through this waterway.

The Danish word for a lighthouse is fyr or fyrtårn. The front light of a range is the forfyr and the rear light is the bagfyr. Næs is a cape, odde a narrow promontory or isthmus, ø is an island, bugt is a bay, rev is a reef, fjord is an inlet, and havn is a harbor.

Danish aids to navigation are managed from the Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen).

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. DFL numbers are from the Dansk Fyrliste (Danish Light List). Admiralty numbers are from volume C of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 116.

General Sources
Danske Fyrtårne
A comprehensive site on Danish lighthouses by Ole Henrik Lemvigh, with many photos; the text is entirely in Danish.
Online List of Lights - Denmark East
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Leuchttürme.net - Dänemark
A fine web site by Malte Werning, with excellent photos.
Leuchtturmseiten von Anke und Jens - Denmark
Photos of more than 100 Danish lighthouses, with notes in English.
Dänische Leuchttürme
Photos of more than 175 Danish lighthouses posted by Klaus Huelse.
Denmark Lighthouses
Photos by Larry Myhre on Flickr.com.
World of Lighthouses - Denmark
Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net.
Lighthouses in Denmark
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
Denmark Lighthouses
Aerial photos posted by Marinas.com.
Dänische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard views posted by Klaus Huelse.
Danske Fyrskibe
Comprehensive information on Danish lightships (in Danish), posted by the group managing the Horns-Rev.
Dansk Fyrliste 2022
Official Danish light list (in .pdf format); the list also includes lights of Greenland and Faroes.
OpenSeaMap
Navigational chart information for Denmark.


Nordre Røse Light, København, September 2006
Wikipedia Creative Commons photo by Niels Elgaard Larsen


Drogden Light, København, June 2008
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Larry Myhre

Halsnæs Lighthouses
Hesselø (2)
1865 (rebuilt in 1902) (station established 1841). Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white flash every 15 s. 24 m (79 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and double gallery, attached by a covered passageway to a 2-1/2 story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, lantern gray or black. Villy Stougaard's photo is at right, Trabas has a distant photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a good satellite view. The lighthouse was substantially rebuilt in 1902 after a large crack appeared in the tower. Hesselø is a small, isolated island in the Kattegat about 25 km (15 mi) north of Sjælland. The island is privately owned and closed to visitors. Located on the highest point of the island. Site and tower closed. Site manager: private. ARLHS DEN-016; DFL-1035; Admiralty C0222; NGA 2044.
* Roskilde Havn Bagfyr
Date unknown. Inactive since 2019. The light was mounted on the roof of a 1-story brick building; we don't know the nature of the building. Trabas has a photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The front light was on a mast on the waterfront, 400 m (1/4 mi) north. This range guided boats into the harbor of Roskilde, at the head of the Roskilde Fjord, an eastern branch of the Isefjord that lies in the western suburbs of København. Located several blocks south of the Roskilde waterfront. Site open. ex-DFL-1240a; ex-Admiralty C0239.71; NGA 2120.
* Lynæs Havn
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); white, red or gren light depending on direction, occulting twice every 6 s. 4.5 m (14 ft) square wood tower, painted red. Trabas has Andreas Köhler's photo, Ulrica Daleroth has a 2022 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the main breakwater at the Lynæs harbor in Hundested, a recreational harbor at the northeast corner of the Isefjord. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. DFL-1068; Admiralty C0237; NGA 2076.
 

Hesselø Light, Hesselø, July 2022
Google Maps photo by Villy Stougaard
** Spodsbjerg (3)
1907 (station established 1845). Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting once every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) square cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a small equipment shed. The lantern is topped by a cast iron crown, the Danish royal symbol. Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome and crown painted red. Trabas has an excellent closeup, Lemvigh has a page with good photos, Claus Egholm Nielsen has a 2021 photo, Myhre has a good photo, Huelse has a closeup and a historic postcard view, Constantin Rodas has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Isefjord, a large protected bay on the north coast of Sjælland. The original light here was on a pole; it was replaced in 1865 by a 5 m (17 ft) tower. The present lighthouse was restored in 2005. Located at the end of the Fyrstein, off the Spodsbjergvej on the north side of Hundested. Site open; the Anke/Jens site says the tower is open for climbing. . ARLHS DEN-120; DFL-1050; Admiralty C0226; NGA 2052.

Gribskov Lighthouses
**** Nakkehoved (Vest)
1772 (greatly increased in height in 1898). Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 21 m (69 ft) square cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-1/2 story brick keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. A 1st order Fresnel lens (1898) is in use. The tower was raised in height by about 10 m (33 ft) in 1898, when the current lantern and lens were installed. A photo by Gediminas Semetas is at right, Lemvigh has a page with good photos, Mariann Rasmussen has a 2021 closeup, Myhre has an excellent 2007 photo, Trabas has a good photo, Wikimedia has a photo by Guillaume Baviere, Huelse has both a photo and a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This historic and well-known lighthouse stands on the west side of the entrance to the Øresund, the narrow passage between Denmark and Sweden that is the shortest and deepest entrance to the Baltic Sea. The station is managed by the Museum Nordskjælland, which provides tours year round. Located at the end of the Fyrvejen, off the Nakkehovedstrandvej on the east side of Gilleleje. Site open, tower open for tours daily except Mondays May through October and on Wednesdays and Sundays November through April. Site manager: Fyrhistorisk Museum på Nakkehovef Fyr . ARLHS DEN-028; DFL-2515; Admiralty C1872; NGA 4592.
* Nakkehoved Øst
1772. Inactive since 1898. Approx. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-1/2 story brick keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Myhre has a 2007 closeup, a 2015 closeup is available, Huelse also has a photo and a historic postcard view, Lemvigh has recent and historic photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The Nakkehoved station originally had twin lighthouses separated by about 300 m (1000 ft). In 1898 the eastern lighthouse was deactivated while the western one was raised in height and upgraded to a first order station. The old east lighthouse has been preserved and has been in use recently as a waterfront restaurant. Located on the Fyrvejen in Gilleleje, about 500 m (0.4 mi) east of the active lighthouse. Site open, restaurant open daily, tower status unknown. Site manager: Restaurant Fyrkroen . ARLHS DEN-027.

Nakkehoved Vest Light, Gribskov, February 2021
Google Maps photo by Gediminas Semetas

Helsingør (Elsinore) Lighthouses
* Julebaek
1925. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting once every 5 s. 4 m (13 ft) square wood building; the light is displayed through a rectangular window set into a corner of the structure. Lighthouse painted white with one red horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo, Lemvigh has a page with a photo, and Google has a street view, but the building is hidden by overhanging trees in Google's satellite view. This directional light guides westbound ships that have just passed Helsingør on their way out of the Baltic. Located just off the beach on the east side of Hellebaek, about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Helsingør. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS DEN-124; DFL-2536; Admiralty C1884; NGA 4612.
** Kronborg (Helsingør Slot, Elsinore Castle)
1772 (castle built 1585). Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting twice every 6 s. 31 m (102 ft) castle tower with lantern and double gallery. A 2018 photo is at right, Larry Myhre has good 2206 photo and a more distant photo, Huelse has a good photo and a romantic postcard view, the Anke/Jens site has a 2003 photo and two photos taken while the tower was under restoration in 2001, Lemvigh has a page for the station, Trabas has a photo, Wikimedia has a photo of the lighthouse in action, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Kronborg is one of the most famous castles of northern Europe, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, and the fictional setting of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. It stands on a peninsula marking the narrowest point of the Øresund; the Swedish coast is only 4 km (2.5 mi) to the east. The castle was built by King Frederick II to control the entrance to the Baltic Sea. The light crowns the northeastern tower of the castle, called the Dronningens Tårn (Queen's Tower). A light was first placed in a window of the tower in 1772. A lantern was added to the tower in 1800 and in 1842 Denmark's first Fresnel lens was installed. The present lantern with its elaborate crown was built in 1878. Located just to the northeast of Helsingør harbor. Site open, castle open daily; tower status unknown. Owner: Danish Palaces and Properties Agency (Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen). Site manager: Kronborg Castle . ARLHS DEN-119; DFL-2570; Admiralty C1908; NGA 4672.
* Helsingør Nordmole
Date unknown (1916?). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); continuous green light. 6 m (20 ft) 2-stage round tower with a small lantern, painted green with white trim; lantern dome is gray metallic. Trabas has a fine closeup, Mike Hartland has a photo, Myhre has a good photo, Anton Budkin has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Huelse has a photo and a historic postcard view of an earlier mole lighthouse. These mole lighthouses are familiar to travelers on Scandlines ferries crossing between Helsingør and Helsingborg, Sweden. Located at the end of the north mole protecting the harbor of Helsingør. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS DEN-230; DFL-2598; Admiralty C1914; NGA 4684.

Kronborg Light, Helsingør, October 2018
Instagram photo
by Kronborg Castle
**** Fyrskib XVII Gedser Rev
1895 (N.F. Hansen, Odense). Decommissioned 1972. 35.5 m (116 ft) wood lightship; the light was displayed from a lantern atop the mainmast. Hull painted red with a white horizontal band; superstructure painted white, lantern red. Heather Craven's photo is at right. Engines were installed in the ship in 1921 and thereafter it served the rest of its career on the Gedser Rev station south of Falster. After it was decommissioned a private foundation purchased the ship for the Danish National Museum. It was thoroughly restored at Hvide Sande in 2001-03. For many years it was moored at Nyhavn in København. Myhre has a closeup photo of the ship at Nyhavn in 2006. In 2018 the ship was transferred to the Værftsmuseet (Shipyard Museum) in Helsingør. Dan Rolsted has a 2023 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view of the lightship moored in Helsingør. Helgi Øster Petersen has a February 2019 street view showing the ship enclosed, perhaps for some restoration work, during the winter. Located in Helsingør harbor close to the museum. Site open, ship open daily. Owner/site manager: Værftsmuseet. . ARLHS DEN-007.
* Helsingør Sydmole
Date unknown (1916?). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); continuous red light. 6 m (20 ft) 2-stage round tower with a small lantern, painted red with white trim; lantern dome is gray metallic. Trabas has a fine closeup, Myhre has a good photo, Huelse also has a good photo, Anton Budkin has a street view from the north mole, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south mole protecting the harbor of Helsingør. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS DEN-229; DFL-2594; Admiralty C1912; NGA 4676.

Lightship XVII Gedser Rev at the Værftsmuseet, Helsingør, August 2018
photo copyright Heather Craven; used by permission

København (Copenhagen City) Lighthouses
The C-shaped fortress of Trekroner (Three Crowns) lies strategically in the center of the entrance to København. Long breakwaters extend north and south from the fortified island, leaving only narrow passages at the north and south.

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Hellerup Lystbådehavn
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); green flash every 3 s. 4.5 m (15 ft) hexagonal metal tower with a small lantern. Lighthouse painted dark green (almost black). Benches surround this tiny lighthouse. Raphael Schumacher has the street view seen at right, Trabas has a closeup, Myhre has another closeup, Huelse also has a good photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The light may have been relocated to this site; if so, we don't know its origin. Located at the end of the east mole of the yacht harbor at Hellerup, a residential neighborhood on the north side of København. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. DFL-2672; Admiralty C1950; NGA 4736.
[Tuborg Havn North Mole]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); green flash every 3 s. 3 m (10 ft) tower in the form of a bottle of Tuborg Green Pilsner beer. Trabas has Huelse's photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on the detached north mole at Tuborg harbor, on the north side of København. Site open, tower closed. DFL-2684; Admiralty C1958.
[Tuborg Havn South Mole]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); red flash every 3 s. 3 m (10 ft) tower in the form of a bottle of Tuborg Red Pilsner beer. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the detached south mole at Tuborg harbor, on the north side of København. Site open, tower closed. DFL-2685; Admiralty C1950.4.

Hellerup Lystbådehavn Light, København, September 2016
Google Maps street view by Raphael Schumacher
Middelgrundsfort Vest (2)
1975 (station established 1952). Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, 4 s on, 4 s off. 4 m (13 ft) round lantern painted red. Huelse has a closeup photo, Trabas has a photo, Troels Brandt Partoft has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. The Middelgrundsfort is a fortress built on a shoal off the harbor of København. After many years of disuse the fortress was converted to a restaurant and conference center. In 2014 the island was for sale. A foundation purchased the fort to develop it as a center for scouting and other youth activities. The center opened in 2019. Located about 3.5 km (2 mi) northeast of the harbor. Site and tower closed. Owner/site manager: Middelgrundsfonden. ARLHS DEN-130; DFL-2840; Admiralty C1964; NGA 4760.
Middelgrundsfort Øst (2)
1975 (station established 1952). Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 4 m (13 ft) round lantern painted red. Huelse has a closeup photo, Trabas has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located about 3.5 km (2 mi) northeast of the harbor. Site and tower closed. Owner/site manager: Middelgrundsfonden. ARLHS DEN-129; DFL-2845; Admiralty C1965; NGA 4764.
* Stubben (Frihavn Nordmole)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); green flash every 3 s. 7 m (23 ft) round tower with lantern and gallery, painted green. Trabas has Rainer Arndt's photo, Myhre has a good photo, and Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view. Located at the end of a short breakwater on the north side of the northern entrance to København. Site open, tower closed. DFL-2714; Admiralty C1983; NGA 4812.
* #Kronløbsbassin (1)
Date unknown. Replaced. This was a 4.5 m (15 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern, painted green. Myhre has a good photo of the original lighthouse. Trabas has Andreas Köhler's photo of the new light (focal plane 6 m (20 ft); continuous green light) and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a short mole in the northwest section of København harbor. Site and tower closed. Current light: DFL-2732; Admiralty C1994; NGA 4824.
* Langeliniekaj
Date unknown. Inactive. 6 m (20 ft) round cast iron tower with a small lantern, painted red with one white horizontal band. John Greener's 2022 photo is at right, Jessica Spengler has a photo, Huelse has a 2008 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the Langelinie quay. Site open, tower closed. .

Langeliniekaj Light, København, May 2022
Google Maps photo by John Greener
Frihavn Sydmole
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red flash every 3 s. 7 m (23 ft) round tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. Myhre has a good photo, Trabas has Rainer Arndt's closeup photo, Juan Jesús Orío has a sea view, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Located at the end of the long breakwater extending from the north side of the island of Trekroner. Site and tower closed. DFL-2710; Admiralty C1982; NGA 4808.
* Trekroner (2)
1858 (station established 1836). Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 12 m (39 ft) round tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on an early 19th century stone fort. Lighthouse painted white. Myhre has a photo, Lemvigh has a page with several photos, Trabas has a photo, Martin Jul Jönsson has a good photo, Huelse has a good photo, and Google has a sea view and a satellite view. Built in the late 1700s, the Trekroner Søfort (sea fort) is in the center of the entrance to the traditional inner harbor of København. The island is accessible by water taxi service from the København waterfront. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS DEN-044; DFL-2705; Admiralty C1978; NGA 4804.
Trekroner Nord
1877. Inactive since 1926. Approx. 6 m (20 ft) cast iron skeletal tower with a round lantern room. The abandoned lighthouse was painted with a red and white checkerboard daymark. Jim Smith's photo is at right, Myhre has a 2008 photo of the two lights, Huelse also has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. When Anna Jenšíková visited the fort in 2009 she found the old lighthouses had been removed, apparently for restoration; Smith found them back in place in 2015. Located at the north end of the Trekoner fort. Site open, tower closed.
Trekroner Syd
1877. Inactive since 1926. Approx. 4.5 m (15 ft) round cast iron lantern mounted on four short legs. Myhre has a 2008 photo of the two lights, Huelse has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The abandoned lighthouse was painted with a red and white checkerboard daymark. When Anna Jenšíková visited the fort in 2009 she found the old lighthouses had been removed, apparently for restoration; Smith found them back in place in 2015. Located at the south end of the Trekoner fort. Site open, tower closed.

Trekroner Nord Light, København, May 2015
photo copyright Jim Smith; used by permission
Lynetteløb (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 5 m (17 ft) post mounted on a round concrete base, painted green. Trabas has a closeup photo and Google has a satellite view. The original light was a round cast iron tower with lantern. Located at the end of the long breakwater extending from the south side of the island of Trekroner. Site and tower closed. DFL-2750; Admiralty C1986; NGA 4832.

København (Copenhagen City) Lightships
In addition to the ships listed here, Fyrskib XII sank at its berth in København in 1998. No less than five Danish lightships have been converted to tall sailing ships. Two of them (and Motorfyrskib IV) are listed below. Motorfyrskib III, now the Donna Wood, is operated by North Sailing of Húsavík, Iceland. Another, Fyrskib XVIII, is now Den Store Bjørn, operated by Sail Training International of Gosport, England.
* Fyrskib XI Drogden
1878 (F. Sparre, Nysted, Lolland). Decommissioned 1977. 35 m (115 ft) wood lightship; the light was displayed from a lantern atop the mainmast. Hull painted red with a white horizontal band; superstructure painted white, lantern red. Arne Jørgensen has the 2018 photo seen at right, Myhre has a 2008 photo, and Google has a closeup 2021 street view and a satellite view. Never powered, the ship served from 1919 to 1977 on the Drogden station. In 1977 it was sold to an artist, Bo Bonfils, who built additional superstructure to serve as a residence and studio. Since then, the ship has been in the hands of several private owners; Stig Romain Andresen bought the ship in 2005. Recently the ship has been renovated as a site for meetings and private dinners. Moored on the Frederiksholm Canal in København. Site open, and vessel open only to private customers, but the ship can be viewed from the quay. Owner/site manager: Fyrskibet . ARLHS DEN-231.
* Fyrskib XIII Læsø Rende (Ark XIII)
1880 (De forende Oplagspladser og Værfter, Christianshavn). 31.5 m (103 ft) wood lightship; the masts have been removed. Hull painted red with a white horizontal band. Google has a closeup street view and a satellite view. This ship served the Læsø Rende station from 1916 to 1972. Sold to the justice ministry, it was used for 20 years as a half-way house for prisoners. The mainmast and lantern were sent to the Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet in Esbjerg, where, according to Iris Klempau, they are in poor condition. In 1992 it was sold to a private owner, who renamed it Ark XIII and converted it for use as a private residence. It has been moored at several locations but most recently it has been on the Frederiksholm Canal opposite the Drogden. Site and vessel closed, but the ship can be viewed from the quay. Owner/site manager: private. ARLHS DEN-232.

Lightship XI Drogden, København, May 2018
Google Mapss photo by Arne Jørgensen
Fyrskib X
1877. Decommissioned 1972. 31.5 m (103 ft) wooden lightship with light tower amidships, painted red with white trim and a white horizontal stripe. This sturdy Danish vessel is said to be the world's oldest surviving lightship. During its long career it served many stations around the Danish coastline. After it was decommissioned it was stripped of its light tower and sold as the club ship of the Hobro Sejlclub. In 1978 it was sold to a Copenhagen businessman, who used it as an office; he was able to purchase the light tower of another lightship. Sold again in 1993, it spent four years in Helsingør as a restaurant. In 1997 the owners went bankrupt and sold the ship to English buyers. After refurbishing in England the ship was moored near Tower Bridge in London, where it was again converted into a restaurant in 2005. Richard White has a photo and Jonathan Reed has a closeup of the ship in London. However, in February 2008 Graham Ewing took a photo of the ship moored at the Sun Pier in Chatham, on the Medway. The ship appeared to be in good condition. On 10 May 2008 the ship was spotted under tow through the Kiel Canal in Germany, on its way back to the Baltic. By June Larry Myhre's photo shows the ship in København, moored in the Refshaleøen neighborhood. In 2013 the ship had been sold again, but by this time it had settled to the bottom at its berth. The ship was raised and repaired, and a more recent Google satellite view and a November 2018 street view show it moored nearby. Site and vessel closed but the ship can be viewed from the quay. Owner/site manager: Carsten Lehrskov-Schmidt. Formerly ARLHS ENG-316.
* Motorfyrskib IV (light tower)
1918. Decommissioned. This 20.4 m (67 ft) lightship, a sister ship of Motorfyrskib III, has been converted to a tall ship originally named Rana and berthed at Hadsund on the Mariager Fjord in Jylland. More recently the ship was sold and sailed to Antigua, where it appeared for several years as a tourist attraction, converted to a faux pirate ship named the Black Swan. The light tower and lantern were removed and are displayed at the Motorbadsklub. Heather Craven's photo is at right, Simon Bak Sørensen has a 2021 photo, a closeup is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located off the Kraftværksvej on the east side of downtown København. Site open, tower closed.

Tårnby Lighthouse
Nordre Røse
1877 (rebuilt in 1893). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, occulting twice every 6 s. 17 m (56 ft) round tapered granite tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on an elliptical stone pier. The tower is unpainted; lantern painted red. A skeletal mast next to the tower carries a radar antenna. Niels Elgaard Larsen's photo is at the top of this page, Philippe Simpson has a 2018 photo, Rasmus Hansen has a 2022 photo, Myhre has a good 2008 photo, Trabas has Andreas Köhler's view, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. This directional light guides ships through the narrow passage between the mainland of Sjælland and the island of Saltholm. Located in the Oresund about 600 m (3/8 mi) northeast of the København airport. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. . ARLHS DEN-131; DFL-2920; Admiralty C2042; NGA 4936.

Motorfyrskib IV light tower, København, August 2018
photo copyright Heather Craven; used by permission

Dragør Lighthouses
* Dragør Forfyr
1877. Inactive since 1906. 10 m (33 ft) square brick lantern room at one end of a 2-story brick keeper's house; the light was shown through a large square window. The lighthouse is unpainted red brick. Myhre has a closeup, Huelse also has a photo, Jesper Larsen has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the waterfront just south of the Nordre Tangvej in Dragør, a short distance south of the København airport. Site open, tower closed.
* Dragør Bagfyr
1877. Inactive since 1906. Approx. 16 m (52 ft) square 4-stage brick tower; the light was shown through a small square window. The lighthouse is unpainted red brick with rectangular white panels on each side. A Google street view is at right, Michael Vinther has a 2021 photo, Myhre has a closeup, Lars-Jacob Hove has a photo, Huelse also has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the Øresunds Alle at Annasvej in downtown Dragør. Site open, tower closed.
#Dragør Fort
Date unknown. Inactive since 2013 and renoved thereafter. This was a 6 m (20 ft) square steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted gray. No photo available and Google's satellite view does not show the tower. Formerly located at the southeast corner of the historic Dragør Fort. Site open, tower closed. ex-DFL-2985; ex-Admiralty C2053; ex-NGA 4992.
* Drogden
1937 (lightship station established 1838). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, occulting three times every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) square stone tower with lantern and gallery, centered on a 1-story rectangular keeper's cottage and mounted on an elliptical stone pier. The tower is painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern painted red. Myhre's photo is at the top of this page, Waldemar Olesniewicz has a 2019 photo, Huelse also has a photo, and Trabas has Rainer Arndt's closeup view, but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. Located in the southern entrance to the Oresund about 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Dragør. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. . ARLHS DEN-132; DFL-3025; Admiralty C2060; NGA 4940.

Dragør Rear Light, Dragør, April 2022
Google Maps street view

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Posted February 1, 2007. Checked and revised April 1, 2023. Lighthouses: 26, lightships: 5. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.