Svenner Lighthouse

Coastal lighthouse in Norway

Lighthouse

58°58′N 10°08′E / 58.97°N 10.14°E / 58.97; 10.14TowerConstructed1874

Constructioncast iron (tower)

Automated2003

Height18.7 m (61 ft)

Shapecylinder

Markingsdark red

Heritagecultural property

LightFirst lit1900

Focal height40 m (130 ft)

Lensfirst order Fresnel lens

Intensity101,700 candela

Range17.8 nmi (33.0 km; 20.5 mi)

CharacteristicOc WR 10s

Svenner Lighthouse (Norwegian: Svenner fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the Svenner archipelago, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast of the town of Stavern, near the entrance to the Larviksfjorden. The lighthouse was first lit in 1874. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Svenner fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ "Svenner fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: West Oslofjord". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2016.