Agdenes Lighthouse

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The Agdenes Lighthouse or Ringflua is a lighthouse on the Trondheimsfjord in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway. The lighthouse sits just offshore at a 90 degree bend in the fjord leading to Trondheim and is only accessible via boat. The lighthouse stands on the shore nearby. The lighthouse is only accessible by boat. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Vassbygda, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Brekstad in Ørland Municipality, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Hasselvika in Indre Fosen Municipality.

The original lighthouse building was built in 1804 near the shore of the Trondheimsfjord. That building was rebuilt in 1828. In 1984, the old building was closed and a new light was built on Ringflua, a tiny rock in the fjord, just off the shoreline. The reason that the new light was built just offshore was to make it more visible since the old light was blocked from certain directions. The new lighthouse is 11.2 metres (37 ft) tall and can be seen for up to 12.39 nautical miles (22.95 km; 14.26 mi). It has an occulting light that blinks white, red, and green over an eight-second period.

Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian) Media related to Agdenes fyrstasjon at Wikimedia Commons

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