Nida Lighthouse

Nida Lighthouse
Nidos švyturys

Nida Lighthouse
Location	Nida Neringa Municipality Lithuania
Coordinates	55°18′18.6″N 20°59′44.1″E / 55.305167°N 20.995583°ECoordinates: 55°18′18.6″N 20°59′44.1″E / 55.305167°N 20.995583°E
Year first constructed	1874 (first)
Year first lit	1953 (current)
Construction	concrete and steel tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white and red bands tower, red lantern
Height	27 metres (89 ft)
Focal height	76 metres (249 ft)
Range	23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 5.8s.
Admiralty number	C3318
NGA number	11984
ARLHS number	LIT-004
Lithuania number	LT-0050
Managing agent	Kuršių Nerija National Park[1]

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][4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Lithuania

References

1. 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. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
3. "Lighthouses Of Lithuania". UNC. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
4. "Lighthouses Of Lithuania". UNC Wikimedia Photographs. Retrieved 13 May 2015.