Lighthouse in Sopot
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Lighthouse in Sopot - the navigation facility on the Polish Baltic coast, located in Sopot
. Built in 1903-4 as a part of Balneological Institute. Since reducing the extent of the light to 7 nautical miles (13 km), according to existing criteria in that matter, it is no longer formally a lighthouse
, but still is called so. Light Tower is open to visitors.
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
. Built in 1903-4 as a part of Balneological Institute. Since reducing the extent of the light to 7 nautical miles (13 km), according to existing criteria in that matter, it is no longer formally a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
, but still is called so. Light Tower is open to visitors.