Miķeļtornis

{{Short description|Village in Latvia}}

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Miķeļtornis (Livonian: Pizā) is a populated place in the Tārgale Parish of Ventspils Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.[http://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www_obj.objekts?p_id=3383&p_back=0** Vietvārdu datubāze] It is one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian Coast.

Miķeļbāka

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Lighthouse "Miķeļbāka" established in 1884 is located nearby. The present {{convert|184|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} lighthouse tower was built in 1957. It is the highest lighthouse in the three Baltic states, and is located about 7.5 miles west of Lielirbe at 57°36′N, 21°53′E.

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