Jomfruland
Sign in to saveJomfruland is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The small elongated island is located off the coast of mainland Kragerø, about south of the island of Stråholmen. It measures about in size. Jomfruland provides shelter to the many islands of the Kragerø archipelago from the Skagerrak seas. In 2023, there were about 75 permanent residents living on the island, along with many holiday homes on the island.
Key facts
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- Jomfruland
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- Jomfruland fyrvokterbolig.jpg
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- Jomfruland Lighthouse keeper's quarters
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- Norway Telemark#Norway
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- Jomfruland
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- top
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- Location of the island
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- Kragerø, Norway
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- Kragerø
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- 3.04
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- 7.5
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- 1
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- 24
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- Norway
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- County
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- Telemark
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- Municipality
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- Kragerø Municipality
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Jomfruland is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The small elongated island is located off the coast of mainland Kragerø, about south of the island of Stråholmen. It measures about in size. Jomfruland provides shelter to the many islands of the Kragerø archipelago from the Skagerrak seas. In 2023, there were about 75 permanent residents living on the island, along with many holiday homes on the island.
Approximately on the island's center there are two white lighthouses – one old and one new. Only the newer Jomfruland Lighthouse is in use today. The lighthouses are most characteristic and can be seen from all sides. These towers are often referred to as the characterizing feature of Kragerø and the archipelago.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jomfruland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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