Ovisi Lighthouse

Oviši Lighthouse (Latvian: Ovišu bāka) — a lighthouse located in Oviši, near Tārgale on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The 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]

Oviši Lighthouse
Ovišu bāka
Oviši Lighthouse
Latvia
LocationOviši, Ventspils Municipality
Latvia
Coordinates57°34′07.7″N 21°42′57.3″E
Year first constructed1814
Constructionstone tower
Tower shapebroad cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height33 metres (108 ft)
Focal height38 metres (125 ft)[1]
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 7.5s 
Admiralty numberC3470
NGA number12192
ARLHS numberLAT-011
Latvia numberUZ-475[2]
HeritageNational industrial monument 

See also

References
  1. Latvian: Latvijas Hidrogrāfijas dienests
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Latvia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. "Latvia - Irbe Strait, Southern Entrance / Oviši (Lyser Ort) Lighthouse - World of Lighthouses". www.lightphotos.net. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. "Lysa". The People's Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. "Ort". The People's Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. "Latvian Lighthouses". Bakas. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. "Ovisi Lighthouse". Latvia Travel. Retrieved 10 May 2015.


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