Kikut Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in the north of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
on the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...
coast that is active since 1962. It is the highest light on Poland's coast.
The lighthouse is situated near the village Wisełka on the island of
Wolin
Wolin (; ) is a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast. Administratively, the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Strait of Åšwina, and from mainla ...
and can only be reached via footpaths, which are steep at the end.
History
The lighthouse was built on the base of an ancient view tower, the ''Kiekturm''. It is one of the few Polish lighthouses which can't be visited. Its light is visible from the neighbouring island of
Usedom
Usedom ( , ) is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided between Germany and Poland. It is the second largest Pomeranian island after Rügen, and the most populous island in the Baltic Sea.
It lies north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the ...
.
The former lighthouse was built in 1826. It was originally a 19th-century stone lookout tower. An upper level made of brick and a lantern were added and it was converted into a lighthouse in 1962. The lighthouse is located in Wolin National Park.
Height of building: 18.2 m
Height of fire: 91.5 m
Range of light white 16 smC
Characteristic
so W 10sfive seconds light – five seconds dark
Int. No.: C 2892
"Poland has at least 26 lighthouses on its Baltic coast and many lighthouses on the inland waterway that extends from
Świnoujście
Świnoujście (; ; ; meaning " Świna ivermouth"; ) is a city in Western Pomerania and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, in the extreme north-west of Poland, mainly on the islands of Usedom and Wolin, and Karsibór island, once ...
to
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...
."
Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast
, www.unc.edu.
See also
* List of lighthouses in Poland
This is a list of lighthouses in Poland.
Lighthouses
See also
* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
External links
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Lists of lighthouses, Poland
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References
External links
lighthousedigest.com
leuchtturmseiten.de
UrzÄ…d Morski w SÅ‚upsku
Lighthouses completed in 1826
Towers completed in 1840
Lighthouses in Poland
1826 establishments in Prussia
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