Construction stone tower Height 33 m Phone +371 26 264 616 Year first constructed 1814 | Focal height 38 metres (125 ft) Opened 1814 NGA number 12192 | |
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Location Ventspils Municipality
Latvia Tower shape broad cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) Address Tārgale parish, LV-3601, Latvia Hours Closed now Tuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Užava Lighthouse, Slītere Lighthouse, Miķeļbāka, Akmenrags Lighthouse, Pape Lighthouse | ||
Ovisi Lighthouse (Latvian: Ovišu bāka) - a lighthouse located in Tārgale on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse in Tārgale, 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. The name originates from the Swedish word lysa, meaning to burn; ort meaning cape. 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 storage building westward of the lighthouse. Currently the base of the lighthouse houses a museum based on the history of Latvia's lighthouses.