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Lighthouse · 1876

Hiiessaare lighthouse

Hiiessaare lighthouse

On Hiiessaare point, on Hiiumaa's north coast, sailors have long lined up two marks to find their way: a beacon on the point and the church tower of Paluküla on the hill 2.5 km inland. A wooden daymark went up here in 1876, followed in 1910 by a stone one that was destroyed in the Second World War. The present white four-sided concrete tower dates from 1953. Between 1994 and 2001 its light was switched off and it served only as a daymark; now it shines again, still paired with the church.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Hiiumaa põhjarannikul Hiiessaare ninal on meresõitjad ammu kahte märki kohakuti seades teed leidnud: üks neist on ninal asuv tulepaak, teine 2,5 km sisemaal mäel seisev Paluküla kiriku torn. 1876. aastal ehitati siia puidust päevamärk, 1910. aastal kivist märk, mis hävis Teises maailmasõjas. Praegune valge neljatahuline betoontorn pärineb 1953. aastast. Aastatel 1994–2001 tuli ei põlenud ja torn oli vaid päevamärk, nüüd paistab see taas, endiselt koos kirikuga sihti moodustades.

Map of the area around Hiiessaare lighthouse
59.00163° N, 22.83863° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiiessaare_tuletorn ↗

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