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Darłowo Lighthouse

Coordinates: 54°26′25.1″N 16°22′43.1″E / 54.440306°N 16.378639°E / 54.440306; 16.378639
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Darłowo Lighthouse
Latarnia Morska Darłowo
Map
LocationDarłowo
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates54°26′25.1″N 16°22′43.1″E / 54.440306°N 16.378639°E / 54.440306; 16.378639
Tower
Constructed1715 (first)
Constructionbrick
Height21 metres (69 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony attached to the front pilot house
Markingsunpainted tower, white balcony and lantern
OperatorPort Darłowo[1]
Heritagecultural property protection in Poland Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1885 (current)
Focal height19.70 metres (64.6 ft)
LensFresnel lens
Range15 miles (24 km)
CharacteristicOc(2) W 15s Edit this on Wikidata

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

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Pomeranian Duke Town of Darłowo". Darłowo. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Lighthouse in Darłowo". Poland POT Travel. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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