Stångehuvud
| Stångehuvud | |
|---|---|
| Stångehuvud Nature Reserve | |
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 Stångehuvud red granite cliffs | |
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| Nearest city | Lysekil, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°16′14″N 11°24′59″E / 58.27056°N 11.41639°E / 58.27056; 11.41639Coordinates: 58°16′14″N 11°24′59″E / 58.27056°N 11.41639°E / 58.27056; 11.41639 |
| Area | 47.15 ha (116.5 acres) |
| Established | 22 March 1982 |
| Administrator | Lysekil Municipality |
| www.stangehuvud.se | |
Stångehuvud is a nature reserve in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is located on the south tip of Stångenäset peninsula, adjacent the town of Lysekil. The reserve is known for its red Bohus granite. The granite was formed about 920 million years ago and the cliffs were later shaped by the ice during the last glacial period.[1][2]
Formerly an area for quarrying granite, the area was bought and preserved by Calla Curman at the beginning of the 19th century. She donated it to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and in 1982, the nature reserve was created.
Contents
1 History
2 Nature
3 Lighthouse
4 References
5 External links
History
During the second part of the 19th century, the red granite was much in demand and quarrying in Stångehuvud went on for about 50 years. Seeing that the natural cliffs were decimated by the stone industry, socialite and feminist Calla Curman started an unsuccessful campaign to organize the quarrying to preserve the most unique areas. The quarries provided many jobs for the local population and her pleas were ignored. So in 1916, she started to buy land in the Stångehuvud area. She often used agents so it would not be clear that the land was purchased by the same person. In 1920, she had managed to buy an area of 16 hectare. On 3 November 1925, Curman donated all her land in Stångehuvud to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, to be preserved for future generations.[3] A foundation, the Carl and Calla Curman Foundation, was established to keep an eye on the area.[4][5] In 1969, discussions started about giving Stångehuvud better environmental protection,[2] and on 22 March 1982, the area was established as a nature reserve.[1][6][2]
On one of the highest cliffs in Stångehuvud, Galleberget, is the Victoria Path, an accessibility adapted pathway and recreational area. It was Lysekil Municipality's gift in remembrance of the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling in 2010.[1]
Nature
The main feature of Stångehuvud is the red granite cliffs, rounded and formed by the ice sheet during the last ice age. The area is rich with glacial striations. In 1972, the fauna was inventoried and about 230 different species of vascular plants were found among the mostly barren cliffs.[2]
Lighthouse
Stångehuvud quarry around 1900, from a similar angle as the main photo. The lighthouse is visible.
On the farthest tip of Stångehuvud is an old lighthouse. Its original kerosene light was replaced with an AGA light in 1917.[5] The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1940 but the wooden building remains, cared for by Vikarvet Museum.[1] In 2014, electrical light via a solar panel was installed in the lighthouse, now a noted landmark in the reserve.[7]
References
^ abcd "Stångehuvud". www.lysekil.se. Lysekil Municipality. Retrieved 15 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abcd Norling, Åke; Jansson, Carl-Axel. "Förklarande av Stångehuvudområdet i Lysekils kommun som naturreservat" (PDF). www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gothenburg County Council. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Andersson, Thomas. "Första sidan av gåvobrevet från Calla Curman till Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien 1925". www.stangehuvud.se. Thomas Andersson. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Linder, Gurli (1931). "Calla Curman (f. Lundström)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 09. Stockholm: National Archives of Sweden. p. 466. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ ab Westrin, Theodor; Fahlstedt, Eugène; Söderberg, Verner G:son, eds. (1926). "Stångehufvud". Nordisk familjebok–Uggleupplagan (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. pp. 597–598.
^ Andersson, Thomas. "Stångehuvud". www.stangehuvud.se. Thomas Andersson. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Andersson, Thomas. "Fyrhuset". www.stangehuvud.se. Thomas Andersson. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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