Ryvarden Lighthouse

Ryvarden Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ryvarden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse on the western coast of the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse was established in 1849 to mark the southern shore of the entrance to the Bømlafjorden from the sea. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the municipal centre of Sveio. In 1984, the lighthouse was automated and it no longer needed a live-in lighthouse keeper on the site. In 2005, the municipality bought the building and the buildings are now used as a regional cultural centre/museum.

Ryvarden Lighthouse

Ryvarden Lighthouse
Hordaland
Location	Sveio Vestland Norway
Coordinates	59°31′36.9″N 05°13′31.1″E
Year first constructed	1849
Automated	1984
Construction	wood
Tower shape	square tower
Markings / pattern	white tower, red lantern roof
Tower height	10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height	22.3 metres (73 ft)
Intensity	7,000 candela
Range	12.7 nmi (23.5 km; 14.6 mi)
Characteristic	Oc (3) WRG 10s
Admiralty number	B3578
NGA number	2900
ARLHS number	NOR-038
Norway number	NF-1332
Managing agent	Sveio Kommune

The 10-metre (33 ft) tall square wooden tower is white with a red lantern at the top. The light is emitted at an elevation of 22.3 metres (73 ft) above the sea level. The light on top emits a white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.[1][2] The lighthouse is in use from dusk until dawn every day from 1 July until 10 June each year (it is not in use for part of June due to the midnight sun in this part of the world).[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Norway
• Lighthouses in Norway

References

1. Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959.
2. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Leirvik Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Ryvarden fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-08.

External links

• Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)