Villa Lighthouse

Villa Lighthouse
Villa fyrstasjon

View of the lighthouse
Location	Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates	64°32′43.9″N 10°40′52.83″E
Tower
Constructed	1839
Construction	Granite
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Shape	Hexagonal tower
Markings	Unpainted with red top
Operator	Villa Fyr Venneforening
Heritage	heritage site in Norway
Light
Deactivated	1890

Villa Lighthouse (Norwegian: Villa fyrstasjon) is a deactivated lighthouse in Flatanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and it was decommissioned in 1890.

Villa Lighthouse is located on the island of Villa in the Folda sea. The 15-metre (49 ft) tall tower was built of granite, soapstone, and brick. It was constructed in a hexagonal shape. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and was the first lighthouse in Norway that was built north of the Trondheimsfjord. It was one of the six coal-fired lighthouses built in Norway during the 1800s, and it is generally considered to be the best preserved of them all.^[1]

In 1859, it was upgraded to burn liquid fuels. When the lighthouse closed in 1890, the lens was moved to the Nordøyan Lighthouse. The lighthouse was replaced by the Ellingråsa Lighthouse on the nearby island of Bjørøya.^[2]

See also

• Lighthouses in Norway
• List of lighthouses in Norway

References

1. Rowlett, Russ (2011-07-19). "Lighthouses of Norway: Northern Trøndelag". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
2. "Villa" (in Norwegian). Fyr.no. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

External links

• Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
• Picture of Villa Lighthouse Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine