Characteristic Fl(3) W/R 15 s. Range 33,336 m NGA number 12684 | Construction stone Height 37 m Focal height 40 m Year first lit 1957 (current) | |
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Year first constructed 1809 (first)1870 (second) Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and black lantern Similar Vilsandi, Kaavi Lighthouse, Kübassaare Lighthouse, Sääretüki Lighthouse, Laidunina Lighthouse | ||
Vilsandi Lighthouse (Estonian: Vilsandi Tuletorn) - a lighthouse located on the island of Vilsandi (10 km west of the island of Saaremaa); in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1809, making it the oldest lighthouse on the coastline of the Baltic Sea in Saare County. In 1907 the lighthouse keeper became Artur Toom, which founded the first protected area in the small island of Vaika. Artur Toom ended his service of lighthouse keeper in 1941. In 1957 the lighthouse was renovated.
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