Agdenes lighthouse
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The Agdenes lighthouse is a lighthouse
on the Trondheimsfjord
in the municipality of Agdenes
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The original lighthouse building was built in 1804 near the shore of the Trondheimsfjord. In 1984 the old building was closed and a new lighthouse was built on Ringflua, a tiny rock in the fjord.
The new lighthouse is about 12 metres (39.4 ft) tall and can be seen for up to 11.7 nmi (21.7 km; 13.5 mi). It has an occulting light that blinks white, red, and green over an eight second period.
It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Vassbygda
. About 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across the fjord to the north is Brekstad
in Ørland
and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord to the southeast is Hasselvika
in Rissa
.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
on the Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
in the municipality of Agdenes
Agdenes
Agdenes is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Selbekken. Other villages in the municipality include Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, and Leksa.-General information:...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The original lighthouse building was built in 1804 near the shore of the Trondheimsfjord. In 1984 the old building was closed and a new lighthouse was built on Ringflua, a tiny rock in the fjord.
The new lighthouse is about 12 metres (39.4 ft) tall and can be seen for up to 11.7 nmi (21.7 km; 13.5 mi). It has an occulting light that blinks white, red, and green over an eight second period.
It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Vassbygda
Vassbygda, Agdenes
Vassbygda is a village in the municipality of Agdenes in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord across from Brekstad in Ørland. The Agdenes lighthouse lies about to the east and the Agdenes Church lies about to the southwest....
. About 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across the fjord to the north is Brekstad
Brekstad
Brekstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjord. It is about south of Uthaug and about west of Austrått and Ottersbo....
in Ørland
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord to the southeast is Hasselvika
Hasselvika
Hasselvika is a village in the municipality of Rissa in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about north of the municipal center of Årnset. It is the location of the old Agdenes military fort as well as the Hasselvika Church....
in Rissa
Rissa, Norway
Rissa is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnset...
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