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Lighthouses in Norway

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{{See also|List of lighthouses in Norway}}

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The coast of Norway is {{convert|100,915|km}} long and there have been a total of 212 lighthouses along it, but no more than 154 have ever been operational at the same time. The first, Lindesnes Lighthouse, opened in 1655; the newest Lighthouse, Anda Lighthouse, was finished in 1932.

The first lighthouses were private operations, but in 1821 the government made the Channel and Harbor Inspector responsible for lighthouses in Norway. A dedicated Lighthouse Administration was set up in 1841. The lighthouses are today mostly automated and since 1974, run by the Norwegian Coastal Administration.

Two lightvessels had been operated along the Norwegian coast. "Enigheden" off Ålesund from 1856 was replaced with Lepsøyrev Lighthouse in 1879, and "Ildjernsflu" moored off Nesodden from 1914 until it was scrapped in 1968.

This list, while not complete, is sorted by location along the shipping lane from the border with Sweden in the south to Russia in the northeast. The Norwegian Coastal Administration maintains a total of 5,000 different navigational lights along the coast. This list covers only lighthouse stations.

Gallery: Norwegian lighthouses by county (fylke)

Strømtangen fyr.jpg|Strømtangen Lighthouse in Østfold County

Steilene fyrstasjon 2010 08 19 0642.jpg|Steilene Lighthouse off Nesodden in Akershus County

Dyna fyr.jpg|Dyna Lighthouse off Oslo

Filtvet Lighthouse.JPG|Filtvet Lighthouse in Buskerud County

Færder.jpg|Færder Lighthouse in Vestfold County

Jomfruland fyr.jpg|Jomfruland Lighthouse in Telemark County

Torungen lighthouse outside of Arendal in Norway (2006).jpg|Store Torungen Lighthouse in Agder County

990819-2033-53 - Oksoey fyr.jpg|Oksøy Lighthouse off Kristiansand in Agder County

Tungenes fyr.jpg|Tungenes Lighthouse in Rogaland County

Røvær und Leuchtturm Røværsholmen WP.jpg|Røværsholmen Lighthouse in Rogaland County

Marstein lighthouse2.JPG|Marstein Lighthouse in Vestland County

Kråkenes lighthouse 1.jpg|Kråkenes Lighthouse in Vestland County

Ona fyr.jpg|Ona Lighthouse in Møre og Romsdal County

Agdenes lighthouse.jpg|Agdenes Lighthouse in Trøndelag County

Gjæslingan lighthouse, Nord-Trøndelag.jpg|Gjæslingan Lighthouse (pictured in early 20th century) in Trøndelag County

Myken fyr.JPG|Myken Lighthouse in Nordland County

Hekkingen 3.jpg|Hekkingen Lighthouse in Troms County

Slettnes-1.jpeg|Slettnes Lighthouse in Finnmark County

[[Østfold]]

[[Akershus]]

[[Oslo]]

[[Buskerud]]

[[Vestfold]]

[[Telemark]]

[[Agder]]

[[Rogaland]]

[[Vestland]]

[[Møre og Romsdal]]

[[Trøndelag]]

[[Nordland]]

[[Troms]]

[[Finnmark]]

External links

  • [http://www.fyr.no/ The Norwegian Lighthouse Society]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20031103211643/http://www.environment.no/datasok/data/Kulturminner/Fyr/Fyr.asp?Fylke=&sprak=en&topmenuindex=8&pagename=Lighthouses Protected Lighthouses in Norway]
  • [http://www.leuchtturmseiten.de/ Leuchtturmseiten von Anke und Jens] {{in lang|de|en}}

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