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Krynica Morska Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Poland

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Lighthouse

54°23′07.3″N 19°27′02.8″E / 54.385361°N 19.450778°E / 54.385361; 19.450778TowerConstructed1895 (first)Constructioncement blocksHeight27 metres (89 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsorange-red tower, white lanternPower sourcemains electricity

LightFirst lit1951 (current)Deactivated1945–1951Focal height53 metres (174 ft)Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)^[1]CharacteristicOc (2) W 12s.

The Krynica Morska Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the town of Krynica Morska, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland.^[2]

History

The original lighthouse was built in 1895. It had a Fresnel lens, a 2 sec on / 4 sec off characteristics, and visibility of 18 nautical miles. The source was an oil-fueled flame, converted in 1938 to electric light. This original lighthouse was destroyed in 1945 after being mined by retreating German forces. A new lighthouse, now open to visitors, was built in 1951. Adjacent to it is a small cemetery with a monument to the Soviet soldiers killed in the explosion that destroyed the original building.^[3]

References

^ "blinkfueer.de". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ Lighthouses of Poland Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krynica Morska Lighthouse.

Krynica Morska Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Urząd Morski w Słupsku Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
Latarnia morska (Krynica Morska) na portalu polska-org.pl

Lighthouses of Poland

Lighthouses are listed in a west to east sequence. Italics indicate inactive sites.

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