Tvistein Lighthouse
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Tvistein Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tvistein fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Tvistein, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast of the village of Nevlunghavn, near the entrance to the Langesundsfjorden.[1] It was first lit in 1908, and was automated in 1988.[2][3]
Gallery
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Up until 1951 the Tvistein lantern room and the foghorn were sat on top of the machine house roof.[4]
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On the east side of the Tvistein lighthouse station a massive wall offers protection from the waves.On the east side of the Tvistein lighthouse station a massive wall offers protection from the waves.
![Up until 1951 the Tvistein lantern room and the foghorn were sat on top of the machine house roof.[4]](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Tvistein,_Brunlanes_-_S-1602U1_034.jpg){kind=link}
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: West Oslofjord". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tvistein fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Tvistein fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Eynden, Jo van der. Kystens veivisere: norsk fyrhistorie fra A til Å (in Norwegian). Bergen: Vigmostad & Bjørke. p. 345. ISBN 9788241961168.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Tvistein fyr at Wikimedia Commons
- Norsk Fyrforening (in Norwegian)
