Friesenhagen, Germany
13th century
Andernach, Germany
14th century
Schneppenbach, Germany
10th century AD
Bollendorf, Germany
8th century AD
Gerolstein, Germany
13th century
Kordel, Germany
14th century
Merzalben, Germany
1237
Annweiler, Germany
12th century
Balduinstein, Germany
1319
Ulmen, Germany
c. 1000
Winnweiler, Germany
12th century
Lieser, Germany
1884
Nassau, Germany
c. 1100
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Klotten, Germany
960 AD
Dudeldorf, Germany
1345
Baumholder, Germany
14th century
Balduinstein, Germany
12th century
Burgschwalbach, Germany
1354-1371
Mürlenbach, Germany
8th century AD
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.