Czołpino

(autotranslated, could have mistakes)

Tower height: 25.2 m.

Fire height: 75m. (above sea level)

Fire characteristic: Oc(2)W8s (eclipsing white period 8 sec.) Tem.2s-st.1s-tem.2s-st.3s

Fire visibility range: 22 mm (40 km)

Coordinates: 54° 43' 10'' N,17°14′47″E

Brief history of the lighthouse

-1872 The decision was made to build a lighthouse based on a project developed by engineer E. Kummer. The chosen location made it impossible for years to transport building materials by land, and therefore a special platform was built onto which the necessary building materials supplied by barges were unloaded. In this regard, the construction of the lighthouse in Cholpino lasted three years. A round tower of red brick was built. The diameter of the tower at the base is 7 m, and at the top, below the gallery, 6.2 m.

• in 1875, January 15, the lighthouse began operating. Initially, the lighthouse was equipped with oil lamps that used approximately 3,600 kg of mineral oil annually. In the period between the wars, oil lamps were replaced by electric lamps. Now the optical device consists of a Class I cylindrical Fresnel apparatus, manufactured in France in 1926. It consists of 215 polished prismatic elements arranged in 5 columns. The diameter of the device is 1800mm and the height is 2750mm. Inside the lens are two 1000-watt light bulbs, which are turned on via a photocell.

• in 1945. On December 7, after the war, the light of the lighthouse in Cholpino was lit again and continues to shine until today.

• in 1994, the lighthouse was opened to the public, thanks to which from the height of its tower you can see the beauty of the Słowinski National Park spreading around, as well as the moving dunes lying nearby.