Nida Lighthouse

Lighthouse

55°18′18″N 20°59′42″E / 55.305097°N 20.994942°E / 55.305097; 20.994942TowerConstructed1945

Constructionreinforced concrete

Height27 m (89 ft)

Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern^[1]Markingsred (lantern)

, stripe (red and white)

OperatorCuronian Spit National Park

LightFirst lit1945, 1953

Focal height76 m (249 ft)

Range22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)

CharacteristicFl(2) W 5.8s

Lithuania no.LT-0050 Map

Original light

Constructed1874

Constructionbrick (tower)

Markingsred (tower)

First lit24 October 1874

Deactivated1944

Nida Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Nidos švyturys) is located in Nida, on the Curonian Spit in between the Curonian Lagoon (to the east) and the Baltic Sea (to the west).^[2]

History

The original lighthouse in Nida was constructed in the 1860s and 1870s during the German Unification. Twenty-seven metres high and built of red brick, it had 200 steps, which have survived to this day. It was planned to be 51.4 metres high, on raised ground, and built by prisoners. It was first lit on October 24, 1874.

In 1944, at the end of the Second World War, German soldiers blasted the lighthouse, destroying it. It was rebuilt in 1945 and renovated in 1953. The current lighthouse is built of reinforced concrete with horizontal red and white stripes.^[3]^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ "Lithuanian Lighthouses". MSA Official Website Of Navigation Lights. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2015.