- Viirelaid
Viirelaid (German: "Paternoster") is a small island in the
Baltic Sea belonging to to the country ofEstonia . Viirelaid lies southeast of the island ofMuhu . Together with Muhu and neighbouring small islands ofKesselaid ,Võilaid andSuurlaid it formsMuhu Parish (Estonian: "Muhu vald"), the rural municipality withinSaare County , Estonia. It's coordinates are coord|58|32|68|N|23|26|58|E|.The area of the island is 81 hectares. It is up to 4.5 metres above sea level and is very flat. The island served in earlier times as an orientation point for the shipping industry.
On the island is steel lighthouse called the "Viirelaiu tuletorn" built in 1882 and renovated in 2004. Originally built in 1857 of timber, the structure is an eleven meter high tower. [ [http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=3843&bhcd2=1217994996 Lighthouse Depot] ]
References
ee also
List of islands of Estonia External links
* [http://www.virtsu.ee/tuletorn/viire.html Virtsu: Viirelaiu tuletorn]
* [http://www.virtsu.ee/tuletorn/viire_2002.html Virtsu: Images of Viirelaid and the Viirelaiu Lighthouse]
* [http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=3843&bhcd2=1217994996 Viirelaiu tuletorn]
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