Miķeļtornis (
Livonian: Pizā) is a populated place in
Tārgale parish,
Ventspils municipality
Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ...
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Latvia.
Vietvārdu datubāze
/ref> It is one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian Coast
Livonian Coast ( liv, Līvõd Rānda, italic=no; lv, Lībiešu krasts, italic=no) is a territory of Latvia historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected are ...
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Miķeļbāka
Lighthouse "Miķeļbāka" established in 1884 is located nearby. The present 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.
See also
*Livonian people
The Livonians, or Livs ( Livonian: ''līvlizt''; Estonian: ''liivlased''; Latvian: ''līvi'', ''lībieši''), are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian, a Uralic language ...
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Towns and villages in Latvia
Ventspils Municipality
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