Świnoujście Lighthouse

Świnoujście Lighthouse
LocationŚwinoujście
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates53°54′58″N 14°17′04″E / 53.915979°N 14.284340°E / 53.915979; 14.284340
Tower
Constructed1828 (first)
Constructionbrick tower
Height212 feet (65 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from an octagonal prism basement with balcony
Markingsunpainted yellow brick tower, red dwelling, black lantern
Heritageimmovable monument in Poland 
Light
First lit1857 (current)
Focal height223 feet (68 m)
Lens1st order Fresnel lens
Rangewhite: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
red: 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristicwhite light 4s on, 1s off; red light southwestward

Świnoujście Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Świnoujście) is an active lighthouse in Świnoujście, Poland. At a height of 212 feet (65 m) it is the fifteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest brick lighthouse, and the tallest in Poland. It is located on the east bank of the river Świna just inside the entrance.