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Villa Lighthouse

Villa Lighthouse
Villa Lighthouse is located in Nord-Trøndelag
Villa Lighthouse
Nord-Trøndelag
Location Flatanger
Nord-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 64°32′43.9″N 10°40′52.83″E / 64.545528°N 10.6813417°E / 64.545528; 10.6813417Coordinates: 64°32′43.9″N 10°40′52.83″E / 64.545528°N 10.6813417°E / 64.545528; 10.6813417
Year first constructed 1839
Deactivated 1890
Construction granite tower
Tower shape hexagonal prism tower with observation room and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, red lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
ARLHS number NOR-276
Managing agent Villa Fyr Venneforening

Villa Lighthouse (Norwegian: Villa fyrstasjon) is a deactiveted lighthouse in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.


Villa Lighthouse is located on the island of Villa in the Folda sea. The 15-metre (49 ft) tall tower was built of granite, soapstone, and brick. It was constructed in a hexagonal shape. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and was the first lighthouse in Norway that was built north of the Trondheimsfjord. It was one of the six coal-fired lighthouses built in Norway during the 1800s, and it is generally considered to be the best preserved of them all.

In 1859, it was upgraded to burn liquid fuels. When the lighthouse closed in 1890, the lens was moved to the Nordøyan Lighthouse.



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