Filtvet Lighthouse

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Filtvet Lighthouse
Filtvet Fyrstasjon
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Filtvet Lighthouse
Location Hurum, Asker, Norway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 59°34′16″N10°37′05″E / 59.5711°N 10.6181°E / 59.5711; 10.6181
Tower
Constructed1840  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height11 m (36 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapelantern on keeper's house
OperatorNorwegian historical lighthouse association  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Heritageheritage site in Norway  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1840  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1985  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Current light OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Constructed1985  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructionconcrete  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height14 m (46 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapecylinder  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Markingswhite (tower), red (stripe), red (roof)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height13 m (43 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Oc(2) WRG 8s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Oslo Area (Akershus and Oslo)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Filtvet fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2012.