This is a list of lighthouses in Bulgaria, which are all located on the Black Sea coast.[1]

Lighthouses

Name Image Province Location
coordinates		 Year built Notes
Shabla Lighthouse Dobrich Province Shabla

43°32′27″N 28°36′21″E / 43.5408437°N 28.6058305°E / 43.5408437; 28.6058305 (Cape Shabla Lighthouse)

 1856 The station was established in 1786 by the Ottoman Empire. Built in 1856, the current tower is Bulgaria's oldest and tallest lighthouse.[1]
Kaliakra Lighthouse Dobrich Province Kaliakra

43°21′41″N 28°27′57″E / 43.3613258°N 28.4657501°E / 43.3613258; 28.4657501 (Cape Kaliakra Lighthouse)

 1901 A 10 metres (33 ft) tower made of stone that rises from the keeper's house.[1]
Cape Galata Lighthouse Varna Province 43°10′12″N 27°56′42″E / 43.1701313°N 27.9448912°E / 43.1701313; 27.9448912 (Cape Galata Lighthouse) 1987 During World War I, the lighthouse built in 1913 was shelled and damaged by the Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya. Afterwards it was repaired. It was replaced by a modern light in 1987.[1]
Cape Emine Lighthouse Burgas Province Cape Emine, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Obzor

42°42′05″N 27°54′00″E / 42.701429°N 27.8999443°E / 42.701429; 27.8999443 (Cape Emine Lighthouse)

 1880[1]
St. Anastasia Island Lighthouse Burgas Province St. Anastasia Island 1914[1]
Ahtopol Lighthouse Burgas Province Ahtopol Unknown[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rowlett, Russ (10 October 2013). "Lighthouses of Bulgaria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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