Historien om Røsnæs Fyr
Det tog to år at bygge fyret på Røsnæs. Fra 1844-46 var håndværkere i gang og afsluttede med den røde hat på lanternen. Fyret var dengang 11 meter højt og bygget sammen med fyrmesterboligen, så fyrmesteren nemt kunne tilse linseapparatet og sikre, at skibene kunne passere Røsnæs i god ro og orden. I 1859 blev fyrtårnet forhøjet til de nuværende 15 meter og i alt 24 meter over havets overflade, og i 1895 blev linseapparatet udskiftet til en roterende en af slagsen. Først i 1947 fik det en elektrisk rotationsmotor – i stedet for kviksølv – og en 500 watt glødelampe.
Frem til 2008 var fyret arbejdsplads for adskillige mennesker. Linseværket af fransk bjergkrystal gjorde, at lyskeglen i klart vejr kunne ses næsten 40 kilometer væk. Som alle andre fyrtårne i Danmark lyste fyret på Røsnæs på sin helt egen facon. Først var der lys ét sekund og så fire sekunders mørke. De i alt fem sekunder var netop den tid, lyskeglen var om at dreje en omgang.
I 2008 overdrog Farvandsvæsenet fyret til Naturstyrelsen, da moderne teknik havde gjort fast bemanding overflødigt. Nu er fyret slukket, og i stedet er det et fuldautomatisk radiofyr der viser de sejlende vej. I det lille træhus lige neden for fyret sidder Søværnets Operative Kommando og holder øje med skibstrafikken.
I dag er fyret åbent for publikum og spækfyldt med krigshistorie.
Nedenfor fyret - på "stranden" - findes et unikt shelter, som er bygget ind i skrænten. Kan klart anbefales - hvis det ikke blæser fra vest! Sheltret kan ikke bookes - så det er først til mølle - https://www.visitdenmark.dk/danmark/explore/shelter-paa-spidsen-af-roesnaes-gdk1133803
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English:
It took two years to build the lighthouse at Røsnæs. From 1844-46 craftsmen were at work and finished with the red hat on the lantern. The lighthouse was then 11 meters high and built together with the lighthouse keeper's residence, so that the lighthouse keeper could easily monitor the lens apparatus and ensure that the ships could pass Røsnæs in good order. In 1859 the lighthouse was raised to the current 15 meters and a total of 24 meters above sea level, and in 1895 the lens apparatus was changed to a rotating one of its kind. Only in 1947 did it get an electric rotary engine – instead of mercury – and a 500 watt incandescent lamp.
Until 2008, the lighthouse was the workplace for several people. The lens mechanism of French rock crystal meant that the cone of light could be seen almost 40 kilometers away in clear weather. Like all other lighthouses in Denmark, the lighthouse at Røsnæs shone in its own way. First there was light for one second and then four seconds of darkness. The total of five seconds was exactly the time it took the cone of light to turn one revolution.
In 2008, The Maritime Administration handed over the lighthouse to the Danish Nature Agency, as modern technology had made permanent staff redundant. Now the beacon is switched off, and instead it is a fully automatic radio beacon that shows the sailing way. In the small wooden house just below the lighthouse sits the Navy's Operative Command and keeps an eye on ship traffic.
Today the lighthouse is open to the public and full of war history.
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