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Name: Jastarnia Lighthouse  

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Also known as: Heisternest (German name)

Nearest Town or City:
Jastarnia, , Poland

Location: Hel Peninsula, Gulf of Gdansk, Puck Bay.

Managing Organization:
Maritime Office in Gdynia

Notes:
The 1938 lighthouse was destroyed by Polish forces in 1939 so that it could not be used by the Germans. The present lighthouse incorporated a fog signal tower relocated from Stilo.

Tower Height: 44

Height of Focal Plane: 72

Characteristic and Range: 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 9 s on, 7 seconds off.

Description of Tower: Conical tower with red and white horizontal stripes.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1938: Skeletal tower.

Date Established: 1938

Date Present Tower Built: 1950

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.


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