Góra Szwedów Lighthouse

Góra Szwedów Lighthouse
Map
LocationHel
Puck County
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates54°37′35.5″N 18°49′09.8″E / 54.626528°N 18.819389°E / 54.626528; 18.819389
Tower
Constructed1936 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationreinforced concrete
Constructionsteel skeletal tower
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Shapesquare tower with platform and no lantern
Light
First lit1936 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1990
Focal height34.30 metres (112.5 ft)
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicIso W 30s Edit this on Wikidata

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

References

  1. ^ "Góra Szwedów Lighthouse". Latarnica. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Góra Szwedów Lighthouse". Latarnie Morskie. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Deactivated Lighthouse North Of Hel". Forgotten. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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