Naples, Italy
13th century
Naples, Italy
1279
Naples, Italy
12th century
Ischia, Italy
474 BCE
Lauro, Italy
11th century
Bisaccia, Italy
12th century
Bacoli, Italy
15th century
Salerno, Italy
8th century AD
Gesualdo, Italy
15th century
Ariano Irpino, Italy
9th century AD
Agropoli, Italy
15th century
Teggiano, Italy
11th century
Avella, Italy
8th century AD
Rocca San Felice, Italy
12th century
Nocera Inferiore, Italy
9th century AD
Maiori, Italy
840 AD
Battipaglia, Italy
12th century
Campagna, Italy
11th century
Montella, Italy
9th century AD
Solofra, Italy
11th century
Towering 52 meters above the sea, Bengtskär lighthouse is the tallest one in Scandinavia. The building started in in 1905 after the shipwreck of S/S Helsingfors and was completed in 1906. The lighthouse was designed by architect Florentin Granholm. On December a special petrol lantern, designed and built in Paris, was brought to Bengtskär and installed atop the tower.
German fleet bombarded Bengstkär in the First World War in 1914. Since the Gulf of Finland was heavily mined, it was not until 1919 that the surrounding seas were declared safe for shipping, that the light was lit again.
After the war the military value of Bengtskär increased as part of the defence system of independent Finland. In Second World War (1941) Soviet Union made a suprise attack to island. After a bloody battle, the small Finnish garrison emerged victorious. Intermittent repairs to the facility continued during the post-war period.