Miķeļbāka
Miķeļbāka or Miķeļtornis is the tallest lighthouse in Latvia. It is located in the village of Miķeļtornis, Tārgale Parish, Ventspils Municipality; about 34 kilometres northeast of Ventspils.- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
- …stands 56 metres (184 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Latvia
- Address: Miķeļtornis, Tārgales pagasts, Ventspils novads, LV-3601
- Also known as“Miķeļbāka Lighthouse”“Miķeļtornis”
- Historically known as“Michael Lighthouse”“Pissen Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pissen and Lūžņa.
Pissen
Village
Miķeļtornis is a populated place in the Tārgale Parish…
Irbene
Village
Irbene is a ghost town in Ance Parish, Ventspils Municipality in northwestern Latvia. Irbene is situated 8 km southwest of Miķeļbāka.
Miķeļbāka
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Latitude
57.59974° or 57° 35′ 59″ north
Longitude
21.97443° or 21° 58′ 28″ east
Open location code
9G93HXXF+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouse
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man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Miķeļbāka” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “米开洛夫斯科”
- Chinese: “米開洛夫斯科”
- Danish: “Mikelbaka”
- Danish: “Miķeļbāka”
- French: “phare de Miķeļtornis”
- French: “Phare de Miķeļtornis”
- German: “Leuchtturm Michelsturm”
- German: “Leuchtturm Miķeļtornis”
- German: “Michelsturm”
- German: “Miķeļbāka”
- Latvian: “Miķeļbāka”
- Swedish: “Miķeļbāka”
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