Góra Szwedów Lighthouse
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| Location | Hel Puck County Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
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| Coordinates | 54°37′35.5″N 18°49′09.8″E / 54.626528°N 18.819389°E |
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| Constructed | 1936  |
| Foundation | reinforced concrete |
| Construction | steel skeletal tower |
| Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with platform and no lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1936 |
| Deactivated | 1990 |
| Focal height | 34.30 metres (112.5 ft) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 30s |
Góra Szwedów Lighthouse (lit. 'Swedish Hill Lighthouse') is a deactivated lighthouse on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the administrative region of the town of Hel, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Poland.[1][2] The lighthouse is located on the Hel Peninsula, on Góra Szwedów, a 19-metre-high (62 ft) hill.[3] The lighthouse is located between the Jastarnia Lighthouse and the Hel Lighthouse. The lighthouse replaced the Jastarnia Bór Lighthouse. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1990.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Góra Szwedów Lighthouse". Latarnica. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Góra Szwedów Lighthouse". Latarnie Morskie. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Deactivated Lighthouse North Of Hel". Forgotten. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Urząd Morski w Słupsku Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
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