Mērsrags Lighthouse
Mērsrags Lighthouse - a lighthouse located on the Bay of Riga, on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. It is located on a headland, stretching as a cape into the Bay of Riga, by a stony shoal.
- Opening hours: Saturday 2:00 PM—4:00 PM
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Latvia
- Also known as: “Mersraga Baka”, “Mērsraga bāka”, “Mērsraga Bāka”, “Mērsraga Ciema Bāka”, and “Mērsrags lighthouse”
- Address: Bākas iela 60, Mērsrags, Mērsraga pagasts, Talsu novads, LV-3284
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mērsrags and Uguņciems.
Mērsrags
Village
Mērsrags Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mērsraga novads, Talsi Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.36589° or 57° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
23.11991° or 23° 7′ 12″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
September 10th, 1875
Height
19 metres (61 feet)
Open location code
9G959489+9X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Latvian—“Mērsrags Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Mērsrags Fyrtårn”
- French: “phare de Mērsrags”
- French: “Phare de Mērsrags”
- German: “Leuchtturm Markgrafen”
- German: “Leuchtturm Mērsrags”
- Latvian: “Mērsraga bāka”
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