Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse

59°28′06.0″N 28°02′26.1″E / 59.468333°N 28.040583°E / 59.468333; 28.040583TowerConstructed1725 (first)
1808 (second)Foundationone-story stone basementConstructionconcreteHeight30 meters (98 ft)^[1]Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite and red horizontal bandsLightFirst lit1957 (current)Focal height34 meters (112 ft)^[1]Range17 nautical miles (31 km)^[2]CharacteristicLFl W 12 s.Estonia no.EVA 001 Map

Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse (Estonian: Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).

History

The lighthouse is known to have been in operation in Narva-Jõesuu already in the 17th century, when Estonia was part of the Swedish Empire. A new stone lighthouse was built in 1808 in Narva-Jõesuu (Hungerburg) at the initiative of Leontiy Spafaryev of the Russian Admiralty. It suffered damage during the Crimean War, and had to be repaired in 1870 because of its unstable foundations. In 1941, during the battles of World War II, the lighthouse was completely destroyed. A new lighthouse was built on the same site in 1957.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narva-Jõesuu lighthouse.

"Navigatsioonimärgi 001, Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Lighthouses of Estonia

Italics indicate inactive sites.

Southwestern Estonia