Kvitsøy Lighthouse, Kvitsøy

Name: Kvitsøy Lighthouse
Address: Kvitsøy, Norway

#1 among attractions in Kvitsøy

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

Kvitsøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse and heritage building in the municipality of Kvitsøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the huge Boknafjorden, the main shipping route to the city of Stavanger, and inland Rogaland county. The first lighthouse at the site was established in 1700, and the present lighthouse was built in 1829. The lighthouse was automated in 1969, and has been a protected historic building since 1998. ()

Local name: Kvitsøy fyr Coordinates: 59°3'43"N, 5°24'1"E

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Kvitsøy Norway

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Kvitsøy Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Geitungen Lighthouse, Kvitsøy Church.

7.4 miNW
Lighthouse
Geitungen Lighthouse
188 min walk • Geitungen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island about 1 kilometre off the southern tip of the main island of Karmøy.
0.6 miE
Church
Kvitsøy Church, Kvitsøy
16 min walk • Kvitsøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvitsøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. It is the church for the Kvitsøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Kvitsøy Lighthouse, Kvitsøy

Facts and practical information

Kvitsøy Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Geitungen Lighthouse

Kvitsøy Church, Kvitsøy