Located at the entrance to the port of Kolobrzeg, it stands on the right bank of the River Parseta. The history of the Kolobrzeg Lighthouse dates back to the 17th century. During the last war it was blown up by German engineers as it was a good landmark for the Polish artillery at the time of the fighting in March 1945. At the end of the war work started on a new lighthouse.

It was built at a slightly different location from the original using the foundations of the fort buildings (the previous lighthouse stood next to the fort; the current one was built on the main platform). The lighthouse is 26m tall and the range of the light is 29.6km. In 1981 the current structure had a complete overhaul and the 50cm diameter lens was replaced by a rotating set of halogen bulbs. The wooden staircase was also replaced by a metal one.

The basement of the lighthouse is taken up by an interesting museum of minerals with several dozen glass display cases. Shelves are covered with hundreds of crystallised, cut and polished minerals from all around the world. The collection also has examples of striped flint from Ilza and petrified wood.

Lighthouse in Kolobrzeg (woj. Zachodniopomorskie)

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