Darłowo Lighthouse

Darłowo Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Darłowo) – a lighthouse on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea in Darłowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland.[2]

Darłowo Lighthouse
Latarnia Morska Darłowo
Rügenwalde

Poland
Location	Darłowo West Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	54°26′25.1″N 16°22′43.1″E
Year first constructed	1715 (first)
Year first lit	1885 (current)
Construction	brick
Tower shape	square tower with balcony attached to the front pilot house
Markings / pattern	unpainted tower, white balcony and lantern
Tower height	21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height	19.70 metres (64.6 ft)
Current lens	Fresnel lens
Range	15 miles (24 km)
Characteristic	F Occ(2) W 15s
Admiralty number	C2918
NGA number	6564
ARLHS number	POL-003
Managing agent	Port Darłowo[1]
Heritage	object on the Polish cultural heritage register

The lighthouse is located between Gąski (about 40 km to the west) and the Jarosławiec (about 15 km to the east).

History

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

• Light characteristic
  • Light: 2 s.
  • Darkness: 3 s.
  • Light: 2 s.
  • Darkness: 8 s.
  • Period: 15 s.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Poland

References

1. Darłowo Lighthouse Archived 26 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine 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. "Lighthouses In Poland". UNC. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
4. "Lighthouse in Darłowo". Poland POT Travel. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

External links

• Urząd Morski w Słupsku (in Polish)