Närs lighthouse, Närsholmen, southeastern Gotland.
Närsholmen has a unique environment and you can experience that you are at completely different latitudes than on Goland. Peaceful and with a rich bird life. The smell of the sea and the sound of the waves crashing against the edge of the stand.
Närs lighthouse is located on the peninsula. It is a place with a peculiar character, savannah-like nature and interesting history of life in the 19th century.
När lighthouse is a very well-preserved 19th century environment in special surroundings. Närsholmen became a nature reserve in 1986 and the lighthouse is a state monument since 2008. There are several unusual plants and many different bird species nest on the site, some parts of the island are bird protection areas and may not be walked between March 15 and July 15.
The lighthouse is being built on Närsholmen. A couple of hundred years ago, Närsholmen's southernmost cape was an island. On that cape there was then a beacon, a kind of beacon that in the 19th century was updated to a pole, another beacon. During the summer of 1872, the lighthouse, a couple of dwelling houses for the lighthouse people and some outbuildings were built. The tower was designed by four engineers G E Höjer and A T Gellerstedt. Engineer John Höjer was the construction manager. The lighthouse came from France and was powered by a large plumb line that had to be pulled up at regular intervals. In 1874, the cold-walled (without mortar) stone wall around the lighthouse was built by a farmer in the area.
In 1961, the lighthouse was automated with electric / valley lights. 90 years of lighthouse keeping on When was to end.