Postomino

(autotranslated, could have mistakes)

Tower height: 19.5 m.

Fire height: 22.5m. (above sea level)

Characteristics of fire: OcW6s (eclipsed white period 6 sec.) Darkness 2s-light 4 s.

Fire visibility range: 18 mm (33 km)

Coordinates: 54° 35' 28'' N,16°51′27″E

Brief history of the lighthouse

-1871 A mast was erected at the lighthouse station, onto which an oil lantern with a Fresnel lens was raised. The lantern shone a red light for a distance of approximately 6 nautical miles [Mm], and the height of the light was 11.6 m above sea level.

• 1892. A new pilot station was built from red facing bricks with an octagonal tower adjacent to the western side of the building. At the top of the tower, optics with a more modern lens were installed in the lantern, but the characteristics of the fire, its height and visibility range remained unchanged.

-1904 Changed the light characteristic to eclipse white. In this form, the lighthouse has survived to this day.

• 1945 November 15, re-introduction of the lighthouse after the end of World War II.

• in 1947, on January 1, the name of the lighthouse was changed from Postomino to Ustka.

The sea lighthouse in Ustka stands at the base of the eastern pier, which protects the entrance to the port, which lies at the mouth of the Słupia River on the Baltic. For centuries, Ustka was the sea window to the world for Slupsk, which in the 14th century belonged to the League of Hanseatic Cities and played a major role in Pomerania. In 1831, Slupsk sold the port in Ustka to Prussia and from that time on, the planned development of the Slupsk port, and especially its port facilities, began. Now the lighthouse optics consists of a Class V Fresnel apparatus (diameter 1120mm and height 920mm). The light source is two (one spare) halogen lamps, each with a power of 1000 W. The lighthouse has been open to the public since 1992.