Lighthouse · 1724
Keri Lighthouse
German: Kokschär
Tiny Keri island in the Gulf of Finland has had a light since 1724, when a wooden tower was raised here. The present red metal cylinder on a round stone base dates from 1858. For a few years, from 1907 to 1912, Keri was the only lighthouse in the world fuelled by natural gas. When the stone base began to give way in 1990, steel reinforcements were added. Today the light is run by computer and powered by solar panels; a web camera was fitted in 2007 and a weather station in 2009. On the island also stand a sauna and a memorial to the airliner Kaleva, shot down nearby in 1940.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Väikesel Keri saarel Soome lahes on tuli põlenud alates 1724. aastast, mil siia ehitati puidust torn. Praegune punane metallsilinder ümmargusel kivialusel pärineb 1858. aastast. Aastatel 1907–1912 oli Keri maailma ainus maagaasil töötav tuletorn. Kui kivialus 1990. aastal varisema hakkas, toestati see terasega. Nüüd juhib tuld arvuti ja toidavad päikesepaneelid, 2007. aastal paigaldati veebikaamera ja 2009. aastal ilmajaam. Saarel on ka saun ja mälestusmärk 1940. aastal lähedal alla tulistatud reisilennukile Kaleva.