Oviši 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
Location	Oviši, Ventspils Municipality Latvia
Coordinates	57°34′07.7″N 21°42′57.3″E
Year first constructed	1814
Construction	stone tower
Tower shape	broad cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern
Tower height	33 metres (108 ft)
Focal height	38 metres (125 ft)[1]
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 7.5s
Admiralty number	C3470
NGA number	12192
ARLHS number	LAT-011
Latvia number	UZ-475[2]
Heritage	National industrial monument