Lighthouse · 1866
Virtsu Lighthouse
German: Werder
Virtsu lighthouse guards the Suur strait between the mainland and Muhu. It was decided on in 1856, and the 28-metre tower was finished in 1866. War has twice wiped it out: it was destroyed in 1917, rebuilt in 1924 as an 18-metre tower painted white below and red above, and demolished again in 1944 when the Wehrmacht retreated. After a temporary eight-metre automatic light, the present 18-metre concrete tower went up in 1951, and in 2016 the Estonian post office put it on a stamp.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Virtsu tuletorn valvab Suurt väina mandri ja Muhu vahel. Selle ehitamine otsustati 1856. aastal ja 28-meetrine torn valmis 1866. aastal. Sõda on selle kaks korda hävitanud: 1917. aastal torn purustati, 1924. aastal ehitati uus 18-meetrine, alt valge ja ülevalt punane torn, mis lammutati taas 1944. aastal Wehrmachti taganemisel. Pärast ajutist kaheksameetrist automaattuld ehitati 1951. aastal praegune 18-meetrine betoontorn ning 2016. aastal andis Eesti Post sellega välja postmargi.