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Location |
Užava Ventspils District Latvia |
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Coordinates | 57°12′32.5″N 21°24′52.8″E / 57.209028°N 21.414667°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1879 (first) |
Foundation | octagonal basement |
Construction | limestone tower |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Heritage | National industrial monument |
Light | |
First lit | 1925 (current) |
Focal height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | white light, 1.5 s on, 2.5 s off, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off |
Latvia no. | UZ-650 [1] |
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Užava Lighthouse (
Latvian: Užavas bāka) - a
lighthouse located on the
Latvian coast of the
Baltic Sea. The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high
sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves'
erosion.
[2] For this reason, the first coastal reinforcement – a dense
log wall was constructed to secure the
lighthouse's location in 1910. Later,
fir-tree baskets filled with
gravel, and big boulders to absorb the waves' energy.
[3] Currently, the base of the lighthouse is protected by
rock armour.
The original tower of the Užava lighthouse was destroyed by artillery shells during World War I. The present-day lighthouse tower is 19 metres in height, completed in 1925. The inscription of the year 1924 on the nearby weather vane on the lightower's dome roof marks the beginning of construction works of the lighthouse. [4]
| |
Location |
Užava Ventspils District Latvia |
---|---|
Coordinates | 57°12′32.5″N 21°24′52.8″E / 57.209028°N 21.414667°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1879 (first) |
Foundation | octagonal basement |
Construction | limestone tower |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Heritage | National industrial monument |
Light | |
First lit | 1925 (current) |
Focal height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | white light, 1.5 s on, 2.5 s off, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off |
Latvia no. | UZ-650 [1] |
|
Užava Lighthouse (
Latvian: Užavas bāka) - a
lighthouse located on the
Latvian coast of the
Baltic Sea. The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high
sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves'
erosion.
[2] For this reason, the first coastal reinforcement – a dense
log wall was constructed to secure the
lighthouse's location in 1910. Later,
fir-tree baskets filled with
gravel, and big boulders to absorb the waves' energy.
[3] Currently, the base of the lighthouse is protected by
rock armour.
The original tower of the Užava lighthouse was destroyed by artillery shells during World War I. The present-day lighthouse tower is 19 metres in height, completed in 1925. The inscription of the year 1924 on the nearby weather vane on the lightower's dome roof marks the beginning of construction works of the lighthouse. [4]