Lighthouse Kolobrzeg
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Kolobrzeg Lighthouse - Lighthouse height of 26 meters, located on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea in Kolobrzeg.

The first lighthouse was lit in Kolobrzeg in 1666. Old beacon of light not always, but only while waiting for the arrival of the ships. Two hundred years later he appeared in the city with a constant beacon of light. It was an oil lamp with a lens Frenkel, suspended at a height of 8 meters above sea level with a range of about 6 nautical miles. This design trebovala77 liters of fuel annually. In 1909, he was employed gas lamp suspended at a height of 25 meters under construction brick tower.

In 1945, the German sappers blew up the lighthouse, because it is a hindrance during the war. The new lighthouse was built on the foundations of an old fort at the entrance to the port of Kolobrzeg. In 1979-1981 he was an overhaul of the lighthouse.

Currently, the lighthouse is a round tower of red brick height of 26 meters with a lantern and a double gallery. Lighthouse lantern rises above the eight columns. Lantern and gallery painted white. White light beam at an interval of 2 seconds to 16 nautical miles.

In 2007, the Polish Post issued a stamp depicting the lighthouse Kolobrzeg.

The lighthouse is a favorite destination of tourists. It is open to the public, and from the gallery offers spectacular views of the city and the sea.

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