Öland is the second largest island in Sweden.
On the very south of this island you can see Långe Jan ("Tall John"). It is 41 meters and the highest lighthouse in Sweden.
It was built in 1785 probably by Russian prisoners of war. The tower was built of stone from an old chapel. Originally the light was an open fire, and the tower was unpainted. It was painted white in 1845, and the same year the tower's lantern was installed, to house a colza oil lamp. A couple of years later a black band was added to the tower.
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