Užava Lighthouse
Užavas bāka

Užava Lighthouse
Location	Užava Ventspils District Latvia
Coordinates	57°12′32.5″N 21°24′52.8″E / 57.209028°N 21.414667°E / 57.209028; 21.414667
Tower
Constructed	1879 (first)
Foundation	octagonal basement
Construction	limestone tower
Height	19 metres (62 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Heritage	National industrial monument
Light
First lit	1925 (current)
Focal height	44 metres (144 ft)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	white light, 1.5 s on, 2.5 s off, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off
Latvia no.	UZ-650[1]

Užava Lighthouse (Latvian: Užavas bāka) - a lighthouse located on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves' erosion.^[2] For this reason, the first coastal reinforcement – a dense log wall was constructed to secure the lighthouse's location in 1910. Later, fir-tree baskets filled with gravel, and big boulders to absorb the waves' energy.^[3] Currently, the base of the lighthouse is protected by rock armour.

The original tower of the Užava lighthouse was destroyed by artillery shells during World War I. The present-day lighthouse tower is 19 metres in height, completed in 1925. The inscription of the year 1924 on the nearby weather vane on the lightower's dome roof marks the beginning of construction works of the lighthouse.^[4]

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