Grønningen Lighthouse
Grønningen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse was built in 1878 to improve the marking of the shipping lane into Kristiansand harbor.Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Norway
- Also known as: “Grønningen fyr” and “Grønningen fyrstasjon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Terneholmen og Grønningen and Oksøy Lighthouse.
Oksøy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oksøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the islet of Oksøy which is located in the Kristiansandsfjorden, just east of the island of Flekkerøya. Oksøy Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Grønningen Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skålevik and Kongshavn.
Skålevik
Neighborhood
Photo: Sierra200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skålevik is an urban village area on the northern part of the island of Flekkerøya in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The village is located within the borough of Vågsbygd. Skålevik is situated 4 km west of Grønningen Lighthouse.
Kongshavn
Hamlet
Kongshavn is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Randesund. Kongshavn is situated 4 km north of Grønningen Lighthouse.
Tømmerstø
Hamlet
Photo: Sierra200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tømmerstø is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Randesund. Tømmerstø is situated 4½ km north of Grønningen Lighthouse.
Grønningen Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kristiansand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.08139° or 58° 4′ 53″ northLongitude
8.08789° or 8° 5′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9FCC33JQ+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 743240677OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q1471894
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Grønningen Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Grønningen fyr”
- Dutch: “Grønningen fyr”
- German: “Grønningen fyr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grønningen fyr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grønningen fyr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grønningen fyrstasjon”
- Norwegian: “Grønningen fyr”
- Swedish: “Grønningen fyr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grønningen and Terneholmen.
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