Oviši Lighthouse (Latvian: Ovišu bāka) is a lighthouse located in Oviši, Latvia near Tārgale on the Courland Peninsula coast of the Baltic Sea.
 Oviši Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Oviši, Ventspils Municipality Latvia |
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| Coordinates | 57°34′07.7″N 21°42′57.3″E / 57.568806°N 21.715917°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1814 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Shape | broad cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Heritage | National industrial monument  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 38 metres (125 ft)[1] |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s |
| Latvia no. | UZ-475[2] |
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History
editThe lighthouse is the oldest functioning lighthouse in Latvia; the village was once a settlement of plunderers which made false signal-fires to rob seamen on stranded ships and steal their goods. The locality, on historic maps, is known as Lusesort or Lyserort.[3] The name originates from the Swedish word lysa, meaning to burn;[4] ort meaning cape.[5] When the lighthouse was built in the nineteenth century, it was used as a navigational aid, with its walls more than half a metre thick. The lighthouse is 33 metres in height, built as a double-cylindrical structure, with a 3.5-metre-high (11 ft) storage building westward of the lighthouse. Currently the base of the lighthouse houses a museum based on the history of Latvia's lighthouses.[6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Latvian: Latvijas Hidrogrāfijas dienests
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Latvia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Latvia - Irbe Strait, Southern Entrance / Oviši (Lyser Ort) Lighthouse - World of Lighthouses". www.lightphotos.net. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Lysa". The People's Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Ort". The People's Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Latvian Lighthouses". Bakas. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Ovisi Lighthouse". Latvia Travel. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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