Gąski Lighthouse ( Polish: ''Latarnia morska Gąski'') is a

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

located in Gąski, on the Polish coast of the

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. The lighthouse is located in Gąski,

West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 Janua ...

, in Poland.

History

The lighthouse is located about 100 metres from the coast of the

; situated next to the road between

Ustronie Morskie Ustronie Morskie () is a village in Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ustronie Morskie. It lies approximately north-east of Kołobrzeg and north-east of th ...

and

Mielno Mielno ( ; or ) is a resort town in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielno. It lies approximately north-west of Koszalin and north-east ...

. The construction of the lighthouse began in 1876 and was completed about two years later, in 1878. Built from red

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s, the lighthouse has a height of 41.2 metres, with the lighthouse's light having a focal height of 50.1 metres. Originally it was fitted with a

Fresnel lens A Fresnel lens ( ; ; or ) is a type of composite compact lens (optics), lens which reduces the amount of material required compared to a conventional lens by dividing the lens into a set of concentric annular sections. The simpler Dioptrics, d ...

with the light source provided by kerosene lamps. The intermittent beam was achieved by three screens rotated by a clock-work mechanism. In 1927 the kerosene lamps were replaced by electric lamp. In 1948, after the

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, the lighthouse was reactivated and the clock mechanism was replaced by an electric motor, with the rotation frequency changed from 12 to 15 seconds. The current range of the lighthouse's light glare is about 43.5 kilometres. The lighthouse is open to the public, allowing tourists to access its top view point. From here there are panoramic views of the Baltic Sea, where one can see the nearby settlements of Sarbinowo, Chłopy,

, and Unieście, all of which are nearby resort towns and villages. At the base of the tower there is the lighthouse keeper's living quarters.

Technical data

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** Darkness: 1.2 s. ** Light: 2.5 s. ** Darkness: 1.2 s. ** Light: 2.5 s ** Darkness: 1.2 s. ** Light: 6.4 s. ** Period: 15 s.

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Urząd Morski w Słupsku

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