Osinovetsky Light
Osinovetsky Light in 2007
LocationLake Ladoga
Leningrad Oblast
Russia
Coordinates60°7′7.6″N 31°4′49.6″E / 60.118778°N 31.080444°E / 60.118778; 31.080444
Tower
Constructed1905[1]
Constructionstone tower
Height230 feet (70 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred and white bands tower, white lantern
Heritagetentative cultural heritage site in Russia Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height243 feet (74 m)
CharacteristicFl WRG

Osinovetsky Light (Russian: Осиновецкий маяк) is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on a headland near the southwest corner of the lake near Kokorevo.[2] The light marks the west side of the entrance to the southernmost bay of the lake, leading to the Neva entrance.

At a height of 230 feet (70 m) it is the eighth tallest "traditional" lighthouse in the world.[3] It is a slightly shorter twin of Storozhenskiy Light.

The lighthouse has served as an important landmark in the Road of Life during the Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944).[4]

The former lightkeeper, Sergey Shulyatev, has had this position from 1987 to 2010, being then the oldest lighthouse keeper in Russia.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. 1910 according to "The Tallest Lighthouses".
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: Lake Ladoga". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. Перевозки по Ладожскому озеру в 1941 г. [Transportation to Lake Ladoga in 1941]. militera.lib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. "Осиновецкий маяк" [Osinovetsky Lighthouse] (in Russian). BudniSPB.ru. 2021-01-13.

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