Filtvet Lighthouse
Location | Hurum Viken Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°ECoordinates: 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1840 (first) |
Construction | concrete post |
Height | 14 metres (46 ft) (current) 11 metres (36 ft) (first) |
Shape | cylindrical post with balcony and lantern (current) lantern on the keeper's house (first) |
Markings | white post with narrow red band, red lantern roof (current) |
Operator | Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening[1] |
Heritage | cultural property |
Light | |
First lit | 1985 (current) |
Deactivated | 1985 (first) |
Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) (current) |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. |
Norway no. | NF-0187 |
Filtvet Lighthouse (Norwegian: Filtvet fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Hurum in Viken, Norway. It was first established in 1840, and was replaced by a light in 1985. It was listed as a protected site in 1997.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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)
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- Pages using infobox lighthouse with custom country number
- Lighthouses completed in 1840
- Lighthouses in Viken
- Listed lighthouses in Norway
- Hurum
- Norwegian lighthouse stubs