Ørje and Strømsfoss locks

The Ørje and Strømfoss locks are now illuminated with colors that give the locks an atmospheric look.
Our KALYPSO IP67 in RGBW has been installed as indirect lighting in the locks to provide orientation and safety for visitors.

RGBW is multicolor LED light with the colors red, green and blue as well as white light, which together can create colorful, creative and evocative installations, but also provide a clean and neutral white light.In October 2022, the locks were illuminated with pink to mark the Pink Ribbon campaign and in November the locks were blue to draw attention to Movember.

A bit of history about the locks:
The Halden Canal is one of 15 sites in Norway included in the National Heritage Board's Conservation Programme for "Technical and Industrial Cultural Heritage". The Halden Canal became a member in 2013 and has since carried out extensive restoration of locks and buildings using funds from this programme.

Both Ørje and Strømfoss locks were designed by Engebret Soot and completed in 1860. They were built to ensure the safe flow of timber from the forests inland to the sawmills closer to the coast. Today, the facility is used to lock recreational boats in the summer.

Ørje locks are surrounded by a beautiful old building environment and on the west side of the locks are the lockmaster's residence and the lock assistant's residence, both in Swiss style. At the upper lock is a memorial stone to the canal builder Engebret Soot, the country's foremost canal builder.