| Rozewie Lighthouse East Tower | |
| Location: | Rozewie, Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland |
| Coordinates: | 54.8304°N 18.3363°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1822 |
| Construction: | concrete half lower tower, steel upper tower |
| Shape: | tapered cylindrical two-stage tower with three balcony and lantern |
| Marking: | light colour lower tower, red upper tower |
| Height: | 32.7m (107.3feet) |
| Focalheight: | 83m (272feet) |
| Characteristic: | Fl W 3s. |
Rozewie Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Rozewie) is a lighthouse in the small village of Rozewie, located between Jastrzębia Góra and Władysławowo, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea.[1] [2]
The lighthouse is located in between the lighthouse in Stilo and Jastarnia Lighthouse. The lighthouse has the largest focal length among Polish lighthouses.
The lighthouse was built in 1822 after a year of construction. Initially, the light source was a rapeseed oil fired lamp – located in the lantern room on the top level of the lighthouse; but this was replaced in 1866 by the Fresnel apparatus, also oil-fired. Ten years later the light glare was finally replaced by a kerosene lamp.[3]
This lighthouse is linked with a legend created by Leon Wzorek – an elderly lighthouse keeper, Stefan Zeromski who wrote his novel The Wind from the Sea during his time at the lighthouse.[4] The lighthouse is made up of two parts, the first is built from brick and resembles a broad, truncated cone, and the second, standing on top of the brick base, is made from a steel tube. Of the three observation galleries only the lowest is open to the public; while the highest one – in the signal room can be accessed as an observation deck from which you can locate Władysławowo (to the east) and Jastrzębia Góra (to the west).[5]
Currently, the light glare is an optical system made up of 20 reflector bulbs, 10 on each rotating panel. The tower has a height of 33 metres, with a focal length of 83.2 metres and a range of 26.0 nautical miles. The attraction here is the Lighthouse Museum. Exhibits include a presentation about the evolution of lighthouses from ancient times until today, models of lighthouses and their locations, and a rotating table with a Fresnel lens; nearby the site, is the new lighthouse – which is currently deactivated.[6]