Abruka Lighthouse

Abruka Lighthouse (Estonian: Abruka tagumine tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the island of Abruka, in the region of Saaremaa in western Estonia.

Abruka Lighthouse

Abruka Lighthouse Estonia
Location	Abruka, Saaremaa, Estonia
Coordinates	58.149089°N 22.524629°E
Year first constructed	1931
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and no lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower with three black horizontal bands
Tower height	36 metres (118 ft)
Focal height	38 metres (125 ft)
Range	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	Iso W 4s.
Admiralty number	C3616.1
NGA number	12660
ARLHS number	EST-065
Estonia number	EVA 972[1]

The first lighthouse in Abruka was built in 1897, a 28-metre-high (92 ft) wooden structure, which had a form of a trellised wooden candelabrum. The current lighthouse was built in 1931, replacing the former wooden structure; the current lighthouse was designed by engineer Ferdinand Adoff, and constructed by Arronet and Boustedt.[2] The lighthouse is 36 metres high, but only 2 metres in diameter, with its cylindrical reinforced concrete structure painted white with three black bands.[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
2. "Abruka lighthouse". Saaremaa. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
3. "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

External links

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 972, Abruka tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.