Viirelaid
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Viirelaid,previously also known asPaternoster,is a small island ofEstoniain theBaltic Sea.Viirelaid lies southeast of the island ofMuhu.Together with Muhu and neighbouring small islands ofKesselaid,VõilaidandSuurlaid,it formsMuhu Parish(Estonian:Muhu vald), the rural municipality withinSaare County,Estonia.
The area of the island is 81 hectares. It is up to 4.5 metres above sea level and is very flat. The island served in earlier times as an orientation point for the shipping industry.
On the island is a steel lighthouse called theViirelaiu tuletorn,built in 1882 and renovated in 2004. Originally built in 1857 of timber, the structure is an 11-metre-high tower.[1]
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[edit]- Virtsu: Viirelaiu tuletorn
- Virtsu: Images of Viirelaid and the Viirelaiu Lighthouse
- Viirelaiu tuletorn
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