Góra Szwedów Lighthouse

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]

Góra Szwedów Lighthouse

Location	Hel Puck County Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	54°37′35.5″N 18°49′09.8″E
Tower
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

See also

• Poland portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Poland

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.

External links

• Urząd Morski w Słupsku Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)