Year first lit 1925 (current) Construction limestone tower Phone +371 28 341 836 Year first constructed 1879 (first) | Foundation octagonal basement Height 19 m NGA number 12140 | |
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Location UžavaVentspils DistrictLatvia Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Address Užava parish, LV-3627, Latvia Hours Open today · 8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Ovisi Lighthouse, Akmenrags Lighthouse, Slītere Lighthouse, Pape Lighthouse, Liepāja Lighthouse | ||
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. 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. 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.