Stilo

(autotranslated, could have mistakes)

• Tower height: 33.4 m.

• Fire height: 75m. (above sea level)

• Characteristics of fire: Fl (3)W12s (flash group white period 12 sec.) 0.3(2.2) 0.3(2.2) 0.3(6.7)=12 sec.

• Fire visibility range: 23.5 mm (43.5 km)

• Coordinates: 54° 47' 21'' N,17°44′04″E

Brief history of the lighthouse

• 1904-1906 construction of the lighthouse. The total cost of construction was 81,800 marks, of which 10,000 marks cost the optical apparatus.

-1926 a 2000 W electric lamp and a backup gas fire source were installed

• 1945 - 1948 maintenance of the lighthouse by soldiers of the WOP (border protection troops) and sailors of the navy.

• 1975 lighting changed to reflector bulbs placed in 3 panels (8 bulbs each) on the turntable. The old lighthouse reflector with a Fresnel lens is now an exhibit of the lighthouse museum in Rozyv.

• 1992 opening of the lighthouse for visiting

The construction of the lighthouse was carried out according to the design of Walter Körte from Berlin. All construction elements were delivered by sea. Prefabricated steel elements connected to each other with bolts were mounted on a foundation made of concrete and stones. The height of each element was 95 cm and the thickness was 2 cm. The joints of the elements were sealed with tin. The inside of the structure is covered with cork, painted white. The horizontal plan shows that the lighthouse tower has 16 corners. The greatest width at the base is 7.3 meters, and at the top under the lantern it is 3.7 m. The tower is crowned with two galleries and a conical roof. The body is painted in three belts, black, white and red, starting from the bottom. There are three lighthouses of this type of design in the world, two of them in Europe, including Stilo. I would like to note that currently working at the lighthouse together with her husband is a woman caretaker, Veronika Lozicka, the daughter of a corporal of the Border Zone Guard Troops in 1945-48. Since 1948, her father-in-law, Stefan Lozicki, has been the caretaker at the lighthouse for 33 years, and her husband Romuald has been working here since 1979.

ENTRANCE

The lighthouse is located on a hill about 1 km from the seashore in the village of Stilo (on some maps there is the name Osetnik). The best way to get there is along road No. 213 in the direction of Wicko, along the way you need to turn onto the road to Sasino and further to Stilo.