Since the Middle Ages, beacons have been erected at Cape Rozewie. The oldest document confirming the existence of the Rozewa lighthouse is a Swedish map wygiven in 1696. Today's lighthouse was put into operation on November 15, 1822. In 1875, a second lighthouse was additionally built to distinguish the light of the Rozewska lighthouse from the one in Czolpin. In 1910 it was turned off, and the light source on the older lighthouse was changed from a Fresnel apparatus and kerosene lamp to an electric bulb with a concave mirror and crystal prisms. The lighthouse was also raised by five meters by placing a conical metal part painted red on an 18th century brick four-story tower shaped like a truncated cone, too. The light source is an optical system consisting of 20 reflector light bulbs placed 10 each on two rotating panels. The flare of visible light lasts 0.1 seconds and the pause lasts 2.9 seconds. The strength of the stream of light encircling the area is so great that it can be seen with no difficulty on the walls of buildings lying a kilometer away from the lighthouse. The light is visible from all sides, as long as it is not obstructed by terrain obstacles. The lighthouse, consists of two parts: the first - a brick one, having the shape of a wide, truncated cone, and the second, standing on it - a metal one. It has three galleries, only the lowest of which is open to the public. Growing beech trees, years later, began to once again obscure the light of the 24.5-meter lighthouse. For this reason, in 1978 it was raised again by eight meters, erecting a cylindrical metal section. The new lighthouse installed a rotating apparatus consisting of forty reflector bulbs placed on two panels. In 1972, by the decision of the Provincial Conservator of Monuments, the lighthouse bearing the name of Stefan Zeromski was entered in the register of monuments. height of the tower - 32.7 m range of light - 26 Mm (about 48.1 km) height of light - 83.2 m above sea level
08.07.2013
