Holzheim, Germany
14th century
Burgen, Germany
1270
Dattenberg, Germany
1220
Sommerau, Germany
13th century
Neuwied, Germany
12th century
Mudershausen, Germany
14th century
Üxheim, Germany
13th century
Schloß Thorn, Germany
16th century
Bad Breisig, Germany
12th century
Bärenbach, Germany
12th century
Westerburg, Germany
12th century
Treis-Karden, Germany
13th century
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Puderbach, Germany
12th century
Kirchberg (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany
11th century
Burgsponheim, Germany
11th century
Nordpfälzer Land, Germany
12th century
Lemberg, Germany
c. 1200
Treis-Karden, Germany
11th century
Asbach, Germany
14th 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.