Kikut Lighthouse

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Kikut Lighthouse
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Kikut Lighthouse
Location Wolin National Park
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates 53°58′53.5″N14°34′49.7″E / 53.981528°N 14.580472°E / 53.981528; 14.580472
Tower
Constructed1826 (first)
Constructionrubble masonry tower
Automated1962
Height18 metres (59 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, white lantern
OperatorWoliński Park Narodowy [1]
Light
First lit1962 (current)
Focal height91.5 metres (300 ft)
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) [2]
Characteristic Iso W 10s.

Kikut Lighthouse (German : Kieckturm) is a lighthouse in the north of Poland on the Baltic Sea coast that is active since 1962. It is the highest light on Poland's coast. [3]

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The lighthouse is situated near the village Wisełka on the island of Wolin 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. [4]

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 [Iso W 10s] five 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 to Szczecin." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "leuchtturmseiten.de". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ lightphotos.net Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine , accessed on 18 August 2014.
  4. ↑ leuchtturmseiten.de Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , accessed on 18 August 2014 (in German).
  5. ↑ Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast Archived 20 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine , www.unc.edu.


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