Vingleia Lighthouse ( no, Vingleia fyr) is a

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in the municipality of Frøya in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The

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sits on the island of Skarvfleshølen about north of the island village of

Mausund Mausund is a small fishing village in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on a small group of islands that are located about northwest of the island of Frøya, roughly between the islands of Sula a ...

, about northeast of the Sula Lighthouse, about southwest of the

Finnvær Lighthouse Finnvær Lighthouse ( no, Finnvær fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located at Finnværet on the small island of Valøya in the Froan islands. The lighthouse is located a ...

, and about southwest of the

Halten Lighthouse Halten Lighthouse ( no, Halten fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is situated in the now uninhabited fishing village of Halten. It was first lit in 1875, and it is the norther ...

. It is lit from 21 July until 16 May each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the

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of the region.

Current tower

The lighthouse was built in 1985 to replace the previous tower that was built in 1921. The tall tower is painted white with a black horizontal stripe and a red roof. The light sits at an elevation of above sea level. The tower emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction),

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twice every 8 seconds. The 29,700- candela light can be seen for up to .

Old tower

The original tower was built in 1921. It was a tall square, wooden tower that was attached to the lighthouse keeper's house. It was painted white with a red roof. It was closed in 1985 when the new tower was built next to it. The old tower was renovated and is now available to rent as a vacation home.

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External links

Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
* {{authority control Lighthouses completed in 1921 Lighthouses completed in 1985 Froan Lighthouses in Trøndelag

Current tower

Old tower

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