Complete the sentence about Kõpu Lighthouse with the correct year: Around ______ the Hanseatic merchants asked the bishop of Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek to let them build a landmark on the Kõpu peninsula which was under the bishop's control.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1490
Around 1490 Hanseatic merchants asked the bishop of Ösel-Wiek to let them build a landmark on the Kõpu peninsula. The area was under the bishop's control.
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