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.

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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

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Mērsrags is a small harbor town in Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Riga beside Lake Engure and surrounded by extensive woodlands. Mērsrags is situated 4 km south of Mērsrags Lighthouse.

Uguņciems

Village

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Uguņciems is a village, which is situated 10 km west of Mērsrags Lighthouse.

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

GeoNames ID

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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