Kristiansand Municipality, Norway
Grønningen Lighthouse
Kristiansand Municipality, Norway
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Grønningen Lighthouse is a coastal beacon built in 1878 on a bare islet in the Kristiansandsfjorden to mark the eastern side of the main shipping channel leading to Kristiansand harbor. The 14-metre square concrete tower, painted white with a red roof, stands attached to a one-and-a-half-storey keeper's house and was first lit on 1 September 1878, following the 1842 collision of the Russian ship-of-the-line Ingermanland with the same islet. Its 4th order Fresnel lens emits two white, red, or green flashes every ten seconds from an elevation of 18.8 metres, visible for up to 11.7 nautical miles. Originally staffed until 1980, the lighthouse was designated a protected national monument in 1994 and is now managed by the Bragdøya kystlag foundation, remaining open to the public and available as a free hostel during summer months.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Heritage
- cultural property
- Height
- 14 m
- Place
- Kristiansand Municipality, Norway
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