Klaipeda lighthouse
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Klaipėda Lithuania
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| Location: | Klaipėda , Lithuania | |
| Geographical location: | 55 ° 43 '40 " N , 21 ° 5' 44.7" E | |
| Height of tower base: | 36.9 m | |
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| Construction time: | 1796 | |
| Operating time: | since 1796 | |
The Klaipėda lighthouse (lit. Klaipėdos švyturys ) is a lighthouse on the Baltic Sea , in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda , in the Smiltynė district , 500 meters from the sea. The height is 44 meters. In 1796, a 54-foot lighthouse was built on an elevation north of the city. He was one of the first on the north-east Baltic coast. The lighting system consisted of six bronze reflectors . In 1819 the tower was raised. The lighthouse was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1945.
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