Góra Szwedów Lighthouse

Deactivated lighthouse in Poland

Lighthouse

54°37′35.5″N 18°49′09.8″E / 54.626528°N 18.819389°E / 54.626528; 18.819389TowerConstructed1936

Foundationreinforced concreteConstructionsteel skeletal towerHeight17 metres (56 ft)Shapesquare tower with platform and no lanternLightFirst lit1936

Deactivated1990Focal height34.30 metres (112.5 ft)Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)CharacteristicIso 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]

References

^ "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.