Filtvet Lighthouse

Filtvet Lighthouse
(Filtvet Fyrstasjon)

Filtvet Lighthouse
Buskerud
Location Hurum
Buskerud
Norway
Coordinates 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°E / 59.570967; 10.617989Coordinates: 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°E / 59.570967; 10.617989
Year first constructed 1840 (first)
Year first lit 1985 (current)
Automated 1985
Deactivated 1985 (first)
Construction concrete post
Tower shape cylindrical post with balcony and lantern (current)
lantern on the keeper's house (first)
Markings / pattern white post with narrow red band, red lantern roof (curent)
Height 14 metres (46 ft) (current)
11 metres (36 ft) (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.
Admiralty number B2354
NGA number 0372
ARLHS number NOR-079 (first)
Norway number NF-0187
Managing agent Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening[1]

Filtvet Lighthouse (Norwegian: Filtvet fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Hurum in Buskerud, 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

  1. Lighthouses Directory
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Filtvet fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

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