Section 12. Oviši village - Miķeļtornis village. Great wave sea.

Lūžņa is a village that is several kilometers long and is located on both sides of the Lūžņa River. In 1937, there were 36 houses and 2 piers. Today there are only six houses left. During the Soviet occupation, a military base belonging to the Soviet army was located near Lūžņa; the remains of its buildings can still be seen today.

Here lies the last person to speak the Western dialect of the Livonian language Lizete Švanenberga (1902 - 1987).

Also known as border hill. It is a state protected archaeological monument located between two municipalities. The Vecnābeles River, also called the Lūžupe River or the Nabeļupe River, flows along the hill. The hill is located ~ 0,3 km in the SW direction from the Vētru (Storm) House.

This place got its current name (before it was Pize, Pizā in the Livonian language, meaning “osier twig” in Latvian) from the lighthouse built during the times of Russian Empire, which was named Mihailovskij majak after the nephew of the old Emperor Alexander II. Today there are only 8 inhabited houses in the village.

Miķeļtornis or Miķeļbāka is the tallest lighthouse in the Baltics, it is 59 m high. The lighthouse can only be viewed from afar.

The Miķeļtornis (Pize) Church was built in 1883 of red bricks replacing the old Lutheran log building. The interior decoration contains ancient ornaments. From 1963 to 1989, the parish was inactive and the building was used as a pioneer camp club. The church can only be viewed before and after services which take place during major religious holidays.