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Nida Lighthouse

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Nida Lighthouse
Nidos švyturys
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LocationNida, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates55°18′18″N 20°59′42″E / 55.305097°N 20.994942°E / 55.305097; 20.994942
Tower
Constructed1945 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionreinforced concrete Edit this on Wikidata
Height27 m (89 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markingsred (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata, stripe (red and white) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorCuronian Spit National Park Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1945, 1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height76 m (249 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(2) W 5.8s Edit this on Wikidata
Lithuania no.LT-0050
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Original light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1874 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionbrick (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Markingsred (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
First lit24 October 1874 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1944 Edit this on Wikidata

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

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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]

See also

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References

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