Kolkasraga bāka
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Kolka lighthouse history began in the 13th century, when fired signālugunskuri here for the sailors to determine the turning point in the Irbe Strait and the Gulf of Riga. Lewis, from the seeds of which stretches 6 km away, has always been dangerous for shipping, it evolved to be the largest ship graveyard in the Baltic Sea.
Here, the underwater cliff face with a telescopic sur mer mer (Liv language of the Great Sea and the Little Sea).
The first wooden lighthouse tower, whose top fires, referred to the 1532nd year. 16th century in the middle there were two lighthouses, which accounted for guiding light line along the axis of grounding. Turn had to be made when the two lights of the lighthouse was located one above the other and seemingly merged into one. The 1818th The fires replaced by oil lamps - the light was continuous or, as sailors say, hard. Kolka lighthouse operation for more than 3 thousand silver rubles was undertaken Dundaga landlord Ostensakens.
Here, the underwater cliff face with a telescopic sur mer mer (Liv language of the Great Sea and the Little Sea).
The first wooden lighthouse tower, whose top fires, referred to the 1532nd year. 16th century in the middle there were two lighthouses, which accounted for guiding light line along the axis of grounding. Turn had to be made when the two lights of the lighthouse was located one above the other and seemingly merged into one. The 1818th The fires replaced by oil lamps - the light was continuous or, as sailors say, hard. Kolka lighthouse operation for more than 3 thousand silver rubles was undertaken Dundaga landlord Ostensakens.
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