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We saw a lighthouse as we left Copenhagen and I couldn't find it on the Denmark list. It turned out that it was on the island of Ven (or Hven) which is an island in the Oresund, roughly 2 miles long and a mile and a quarter wide, about 2.5 miles off the Swedish coast. Although this island was formerly a part of Denmark, it has been Swedish since 1660.
The lighthouse itself - Haken Nedre is at a station established in 1890 and is active. There is a round white cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a covered passage to the original 1-1/2 story red wood keeper's house. It is located near the northeastern tip of the island, about 800 m (1/2 mi) north of the ferry terminal at Bäckviken.
Updated Aug 4, 2009
Website: http://www.hven.net/EGEO.html
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There is no real "off the beaten path" place on little Ven but this forest in the distance is Ven's only real forest and not all tourists find their way here. There are other forested areas on the island today, but this bit is a remnant of old forests. As you see if you click on the picture, it has good views across to Helsingborg on the mainland too.
Written May 15, 2006
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There is no real "off the beaten path" place on little Ven but this forest in the distance is Ven's only real forest and not all tourists find their way here....
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Ven a small Island between Sweden and Denmark
Thyco Brahe was a Astronomer of the 16:th century and there is a lot to tell about him so my advise is: Go to a library!
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Ven is known to Swedes for an old poem and later song known as "Flicka från Backafall". It is about a sailor on a ship in the Caribbean and all he really wants is to be back on beautiful Ven. It's not...
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Swedish since 1658 - Was a Danish Island
We passed Ven on the cruise ship on the way out of Copenhagen. I learned that the island was historically under Danish rule, but it became Swedish in 1658, confirmed in 1660 by the Treaty of...
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Ven (or Hven in Danish and old Swedish) is a small island in the middle of the Öresund strait between Sweden (Skåne) and Denmark (Zealand). It is a charming, largely rural place with just 300 or so......
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