Nida Lighthouse

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]

Nida Lighthouse
Nidos švyturys

Location	Nida, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates	55°18′18″N 20°59′42″E
Tower
Constructed	1945
Construction	reinforced concrete
Height	27 m (89 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings	Red (lantern) , Stripe (red and white)
Operator	Curonian Spit National Park
Light
First lit	1945, 1953
Focal height	76 m (249 ft)
Range	22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 5.8s
Lithuania no.	LT-0050
Original light
Constructed	1874
Construction	brick (tower)
Markings	Red (tower)
First lit	24 October 1874
Deactivated	1944

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][1]

See also

• Lithuania portal

• List of lighthouses in Lithuania