Geodetic Arc of Struve

The geodetic Arc of Struve is a chain of geodetic reference marks of Triangulation, which crosses the Europe of Hammerfest in Norway until the Black Sea, crossing ten countries on more 2 800 Kilomètre S. This chain was carried out and used by the Russian scientist German-speaking Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve between 1816 and 1855 to measure the size and the exact form of the Ground. At the time of construction, only two countries were concerned: the Sweden-Norway and the Russia (which had at the time sovereignty on independent territories from now on).

In 2005, the geodetic Arc of Struve was registered on the Liste of the world heritage of UNESCO.

The arc was made up in the beginning of 258 triangles and 265 principal fixed points. The site registered on the list includes/understands 34 of the fixed points of origin and their various markings, such of the holes bored in the rock, the iron crosses, the cairns or the obelisks.

Terminals of the geodetic Arc of Struve registered with the world heritage

Norway

Fuglenaes (Fuglenes) with Hammerfest
Lille-Reipas (Raipas) with Alta
Lohdizhjokki (Luvdiidcohkka) with Kautokeino
Bäljatz-vaara (Baelljasvarri) with Kautokeino

Sweden

Pajtas-vaara (Tynnyrilaki) with Kiruna
Kerrojupukka (Jupukka) with Pajala
Pullinki (Pullinki) with Övertorneå
Perra-vaara (Perävaara) with Haparanda

Finland

Stuorrahanoaivi (Stuor-Oivi) with Enontekiö
Aavasaksa (Swedish: Avasaksa) with Ylitornio
Church of Alatornio (sv: Nedertorneå kyrka - fi: Alatornion kirkko) with Tornio
Oravivuori (sv: Puolalakka) with Korpilahti
Tornikallio (sv: Porlom II) with Lapinjärvi
Mustaviiri (sv: Svartvira) with Pyhtää

Estonia

Woibifer (Võivere) with Avanduse
Katko (Simuna) with Avanduse
Dorpat (Tartu observatorium) with Tartu

Latvia

Sestu-Kalns (Ziestu) with Sausneja
Jacobstadt (Jekabpils) with Jekabpils

Lithuania

Karischki (Gireišiai) with Panemunelis
Meschkanzi (Meškonys) with Nemencine
Beresnäki (Paliepiukai) with Nemežis

Russia

Mäki-päälys (Mäkipällys) with the isle Hogland
Hogland, Z (Gogland, Tochka Z) with Hogland

Bielorussia

Tupischki (Tupishki) with Oshmyany
Lopati (Lopaty) with Zelva
Ossownitza (Ossovnitsa) with Ivanava
Tchekutsk (Chekutsk) with Ivanava
Leskowitschi (Leskovichi) with Ivanava

Moldavie

Rudy (Rudi) with Rudi

Ukraine

Felschtin (Felschtin) with Hvardiiske
Baranowka (Baranowka) with Baranivka
Staro-Nekrassowka (Stara Nekrasivka) with Nekrasivka

External bonds

Descriptive of UNESCO
Photographs of terminals in Moldavie :

** ** * Statens kartverk: Stuve-linjen inn I UNESCO

Miljøverndepartementet: Norske punkter på Struves triangelkjede
FIG - does Proposal to UNESCO for the Struve Geodetic Arc to become have World Heritage Monument
Sveriges nästa världsarv? - In artikel I tidningen Kart och Bildteknik om Struves mätningar

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