Filtvet Lighthouse
Appearance
Location | Hurum, Asker, Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°34′16″N 10°37′05″E / 59.5711°N 10.6181°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1840 |
Height | 11 m (36 ft) |
Shape | lantern on keeper's house |
Operator | Norwegian historical lighthouse association |
Heritage | heritage site in Norway |
Light | |
First lit | 1840 |
Deactivated | 1985 |
Current light | |
Constructed | 1985 |
Construction | concrete |
Height | 14 m (46 ft) |
Shape | cylinder |
Markings | white (tower), red (stripe), red (roof) |
Focal height | 13 m (43 ft) |
Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc(2) WRG 8s |
Filtvet Lighthouse (Norwegian: Filtvet fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Hurum in Akershus, Norway. It was first established in 1840, and was replaced by a light in 1985. It was listed as a protected site in 1997.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Oslo Area (Akershus and Oslo)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Filtvet fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
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- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)