Darłowo Lighthouse
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| Location | Darłowo West Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
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| Coordinates | 54°26′25.1″N 16°22′43.1″E / 54.440306°N 16.378639°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1715 (first) |
| Construction | brick |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony attached to the front pilot house |
| Markings | unpainted tower, white balcony and lantern |
| Operator | Port Darłowo[1] |
| Heritage | cultural property protection in Poland  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1885 (current) |
| Focal height | 19.70 metres (64.6 ft) |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
| Range | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Characteristic | Oc(2) W 15s |
Darłowo Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Darłowo) – a lighthouse on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea in Darłowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland.[2]
The lighthouse is located between Gąski (about 40 km to the west) and the Jarosławiec (about 15 km to the east).
History
[edit]The first mention of Darłowo Lighthouse is from 1715 when the city council ordered lights to be installed on both sides of the mouth of the river Wieprz.[3] These light installations remained for many years, until 1885 when brick harbour port station was built at the base of the eastern breakwater – to which the tower was square tower. The lighthouse was topped with a red light which had a range of about 6 nautical miles.
The lighthouse was expanded and renovated in 1927, when an extra floor was added to the lighthouse – made out of a metal frame – used as the main lantern room housing an optic with a prism assembled on the thirteenth level of the lighthouse. A twin light source was installed with a changer, each bulb having a power output of 1000 watts. This was the last time the lighthouse upgraded. Only during the modernisation in 1996 was the light source changed for 100 watt halogen bulbs with a six-bulb changer.
Currently the lighthouse is 21 metres in height – with a range of 30 nmi, signaling the way to the port. The lighthouse is open to the public and can be reached by crossing the river Wieprz by a drawbridge.[4]
Technical data
[edit]- Light characteristic
- Light: 2 s.
- Darkness: 3 s.
- Light: 2 s.
- Darkness: 8 s.
- Period: 15 s.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Pomeranian Duke Town of Darłowo". Darłowo. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Lighthouse in Darłowo". Poland POT Travel. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Urząd Morski w Słupsku Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
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