Valderredible, Spain
12th century
Osuna, Spain
16th century
Potes, Spain
8th century AD
Lena, Spain
852 AD
Estella, Spain
12th century
Simat de la Valldigna, Spain
1298
Segovia, Spain
1454
Soria, Spain
1704
Murcia, Spain
1694
Santa María de Huerta, Spain
1179
Peñafiel, Spain
1324
Córdoba, Spain
13th century
Ávila, Spain
16th century
Oña, Spain
1011
Málaga, Spain
1487
San Pedro de Cardeña, Spain
c. 902 AD
Ávila, Spain
1562
Felanitx, Spain
1348
Cillorigo de Liébana, Spain
10th century AD
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
15th 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.