Sõrve Lighthouse

Sõrve Lighthouse
LocationSaaremaa Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia
Coordinates57°54′35.34″N 22°3′19.32″E / 57.9098167°N 22.0553667°E / 57.9098167; 22.0553667
Tower
Constructed1646 (first)
1770 (second)
Constructionconcrete
Height52 metres (171 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markingsblack tower with a horizontal wide white lower band
Light
First lit1960 (current)
Focal height53 metres (174 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFFl W 15 s.
Estonia no.EVA 935


Sõrve Lighthouse (Estonian: Sõrve tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Saaremaa Parish, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia. The current lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower, which was built to replace a temporary wooden structure lighthouse that served as a signal point between 1945 and 1960.