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Lighthouse Attractions In Southern Norway

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Southern Norway is the geographical region along the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The region is an informal description since it does not have any governmental function. It roughly corresponds to the old petty kingdom of Agder as well as the two present-day counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. The total combined area of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties is 16,493 square kilometres . The name is relatively new, having first been used in Norway around 1900.The region includes coastal areas along the Skagerrak and extends inland to the Setesdalsheiene mountains. There are many large valleys running from the mountains to the south and east to the...
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Lighthouse Attractions In Southern Norway

  • 1. Lista Lighthouse Farsund
    Lista is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 193-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Vanse where Vanse Church is located. Lista municipality was historically known as the municipality of Vanse until 1911. The former municipality's land is now located in the present-day municipality of Farsund. Farsund Airport, Lista is located here, but it has not had any regularly scheduled commercial flights since 1999; however, there are discussions to use it as a base for offshore operations. Lista is located on a large peninsula along the Listafjorden and is home to the villages of Vestbygd and Vanse and the town of Farsund.
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  • 2. Homborsund Lighthouse Grimstad
    Homborsund is a village in Grimstad municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skagerak coast in the Eide area of southern Grimstad. The village of Jortveit is located just north of Homborsund. The Homborsund Lighthouse lies a short distance off shore.
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  • 3. Saltholmen Lighthouse Lillesand
    Saltholmen Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is on a small island off the coast about 2 kilometres southeast of the town of Lillesand in Aust-Agder county, Norway. There has been a lighthouse here since 1882. The island are named Saltholmen . This name comes from the salt extraction industry established by Hans Nielsen Hauge that once was located there. The lighthouse is only accessible by boat and the site is open, but the building is not open to the public.
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  • 4. Oksoy Lighthouse Kristiansand
    Oksøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the islet of Oksøy which is located in the Kristiansandsfjorden, just east of the island of Flekkerøya. The lighthouse marks the western side of the main shipping channel that leads inland to the port of the city of Kristiansand. The other lighthouse, which marks the eastern entrance, Grønningen Lighthouse, lies about 2.2 kilometres to the east. The lighthouse has a racon signal, emitting a morse code O .The lighthouse was first built in 1832, but it was rebuilt in 1900. The present 36-metre tall cylindrical cast iron tower is white with two red bands painted around it. The light sits at an elevation of 47 metres and it emits two white flashes every 45 secon...
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  • 6. Lindesnes Fyr Spangereid
    Lindesnes is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vigeland. Other villages in Lindesnes include Åvik, Høllen, Skofteland, Svenevig, and Vigmostad.The 316-square-kilometre municipality is the 271st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Lindesnes is the 202nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,950. The municipality's population density is 16.6 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 9.5% over the last decade.
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