Stangholmen Lighthouse
Stangholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Risør in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse marks the channel from the Skaggerak, through several islands to the mainland town of Risør which sits at the end of a peninsula between the Søndeledfjorden and the Sandnesfjorden.Photo: Monagjester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Risør, Norway
- Also known as: “Stangholmen fyr”, “Stangholmen fyrstasjon”, and “Stangholmen lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Risør Church and Frydendal Church.
Risør Church
Church
Risør Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Risør. It is one of the two churches for the Risør parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Risør Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Frydendal Church
Church
Photo: Sofus135, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frydendal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Risør. It is one of the two churches for the Risør parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Frydendal Church is situated 2 km northwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Risør videregående skole
School
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Risør videregående skole is a school, which is situated 2 km northwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fie and Krabbesund.
Fie
Hamlet
Fie is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skaggerak coastline in southeastern Norway. The village sits just north of the coastal village of Krabbesund, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Sandnes, and about 3 kilometres south of the town of Risør, located across the nearby Sandnesfjorden. Fie is situated 3½ km southwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Krabbesund
Hamlet
Krabbesund is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located, along the Skaggerak coast, just south of the village of Fie. Krabbesund is situated 4 km southwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Sivik
Hamlet
Sivik is a village in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Søndeledfjorden, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Stamsø. Sivik is situated 6 km northwest of Stangholmen Lighthouse.
Stangholmen Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Risør, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.70942° or 58° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
9.24343° or 9° 14′ 36″ eastOpen location code
9FCFP65V+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13456344067OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q11181264
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Stangholmen Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Stangholmen fyr”
- Finnish: “Stangholmenin majakka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stangholmen fyr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stangholmen fyrstasjon”
- Norwegian: “Stangholmen fyr”
- Swedish: “Stangholmens fyr”
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