Braubach, Germany
c. 1117
Wierschem, Germany
12th century
Cochem, Germany
1100
Linz am Rhein, Germany
1365
Sankt Goar, Germany
1245
Manderscheid, Germany
12th century
Saarburg, Germany
964 AD
Boppard, Germany
13th century
Trechtingshausen, Germany
1316
Bacharach, Germany
c. 1135
Oberwesel, Germany
1100-1149
Gerolstein, Germany
12th century
Landstuhl, Germany
1162
Monreal, Germany
13th century
Adenau, Germany
12th century
Mayen, Germany
13th century
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
c. 1150
Kaub, Germany
1326
Koblenz, Germany
1259/1826
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
13th 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.